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Hundreds of U.S. military bases tested for chemical contamination

The Pentagon is testing hundreds of military sites around the country for contamination from chemicals known by the acronym PFAS, which have been linked with health problems like cancer.

WUNC’s Jay Price reports from North Carolina.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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