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The U.S. Navy released new water testing results that found contamination in an Oahu elementary school, a child development center, military housing communities, and on Joint Base Pearl Harbor / Hickam.
Lead levels were found at 49 parts per billion from a sample taken from an outdoor utility sink at a Pier Side Child Development Center. Elevated levels of petroleum at a home in Halsey Terrace at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Two non-residential buildings in Catlin Park and Radford Terrace had elevated levels of compounds commonly added to plastics. Neighborhood homes had DEHP levels of 42.4 parts per billion. A non-residential building at the Pearl Harbor Naval Ship Yard had DEHP levels of 26.4 parts per billion. A Navy Exchange facility near Hale Alii in Zone C2 tested positive for having elevated levels of total petroleum hydrocarbons, or TPH. The Navy also found an elevated level of beryllium at Pearl Harbor Elementary School.
The Navy has also released an agenda to flush out all affected water systems and re-test the water supply. "Do Not Drink" advisories have been put into place. Tap water has also been advised as not useable for cooking or hygiene.