Perchlorate has been found at sites in 36 states, including 70 Defense Department and federal facilities, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says. The chemical has also been detected at scores of other sites, including private facilities and municipal water districts.
Below are states and defense and federal facilities where perchlorate has been measured, according to EPA data:
States:
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia
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Pentagon facilities, including bases closed or to be closed:
ALABAMA:
—Fort McClellan
—U.S. Army/NASA RedStone Arsenal
— Aviation and Missile Command
ARKANSAS:
—Shumaker Naval Ammunition Depot
ARIZONA:
—Camp Navajo
—Davis Monthan Air Force Base
—Fort Huachuca
—Yuma Marine Corps Air Station
—Yuma Proving Ground
CALIFORNIA:
—Beale Air Force Base
—China Lake
—Concord Naval Weapons Station
—Edwards Air Force Base/Air Force Research Laboratory
—Edwards Air Force Base/Jet Propulsion Laboratory
—El Toro Marine Corps Air Station
—Fort Irwin
—Fort Ord
—Mather Air Force Base
—McClellan Air Force Base
—Nike 14 Launcher Area
—Pyrite Canyon
—Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station
—Travis Air Force Base
—U.S. Navy Firing Range
—Vandenburg Air Force Base
COLORADO:
—Pueblo Chemical Depot
IOWA:
—Iowa Army Ammunition Plant
ILLINOIS:
—Chanute Air Force Base
—Savanna Army Depot Activity
INDIANA:
—Crane Army Ammunition Activity
—U.S. Army Jefferson Proving Ground
MASSACHUSETTS:
—Massachusetts Military Reservation
MARYLAND:
—Aberdeen Proving Ground
—Ft. Meade
—Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division
—Naval Surface Warfare Center, White Oak
MINNESOTA:
—Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant
MISSOURI:
—Lake City Army Ammunition Plant
NEW JERSEY:
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—Fort Dix
—Picatinny Arsenal
NEW MEXICO:
—Cannon Air Force Base
—Ft. Wingate Depot
—Holloman Air Force Base
—Kirtland Air Force Base
—Melrose Air Force Bombing Range
—White Sands Missile Range (U.S. Army)
OHIO:
—Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant
—Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
OKLAHOMA:
—McAlester Army Ammunition Plant
OREGON:
—Navy Boardman Bombing Range
—Umatilla Ammunition Demolition Area
SOUTH CAROLINA:
—Shaw Air Force Base
— Poinsett Range
SOUTH DAKOTA:
—Badlands Bombing Range
TENNESSEE:
—Arnold Air Force Base
TEXAS:
—Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant
—Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant
—McGregor Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant
—Red River Army Depot
—Camp Bullis
UTAH:
—Hill Air Force Base
VIRGINIA:
—Naval Surface Warfare Center
— Dahlgren
—Radford Army Ammunition Plant
WASHINGTON:
—Camp Bonneville
WEST VIRGINIA:
—Alliant Tech; Naval Ordnance, Allegheny Ballistics Laboratory
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Other federal facilities
CALIFORNIA:
—Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA)
—Lawrence National Lab, Department of Energy Experimental Site 300 (DOE)
—Santa Susana Field Lab, Rocketdyne Division (DOE)
ILLINOIS:
—Sangamo Electric Dump/Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Department of Interior)
NEW MEXICO:
—Los Alamos National Laboratory (DOE)
—Sandia National Labs (DOE)
TEXAS:
—Pantex Plant (DOE)














