The risk could spread from the lake in multiple ways. Scientists raise red flags after US lake sets shocking world record: ...

All the samples collected at Holloman Lake, whether water, soils, plants, algae, or animal tissues, had very high PFAS concentrations (up to 120,000 ng/g in the liver of a kangaroo rat), up to ...

Holloman Lake was built in the 1960s to collect stormwater, and waste from a water treatment plant at Holloman Air Force Base. Now, it serves as a wastewater catch basin for the base, ...

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. — The presence of extremely high levels of "forever chemicals" has been detected in Holloman Lake near Alamogordo, raising concerns for those who fish, hunt, or camp in the area.

World record-breaking levels of toxic chemicals found at Holloman Lake. Environmental experts concerned on the effects PFAS will have on New Mexicans.

Holloman borders Alamogordo, where 31,000 residents rely on groundwater within the Tularosa Basin. Base officials there identified five known sites where the chemicals were released.

Levels of PFAS – often labeled “forever chemicals” – rose to dangerous amounts in Holloman Lake last year, prompting the state of New Mexico to warn visitors about potential health hazards.

“The levels of PFAS contamination in Holloman Lake are deeply concerning, particularly for hunters who may have consumed waterfowl from the area over the past decade,” Miranda Durham, the ...

New research from the University of New Mexico's Museum of Southwestern Biology has revealed world-record concentrations of PFAS in birds and mammals at Holloman Lake in southern New Mexico.PFAS ...

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (KTSM) – The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) has issued a health advisory to hunters or anyone who consumed or captured wildlife between 2010 and 2024 from Holloman Lake ...

Holloman Lake in New Mexico exhibits world-record PFAS concentrations across water, soils, plants, and wildlife, with levels up to 120,000 ng/g in animal tissues—exceeding EPA drinking water ...

“Holloman Lake itself – its surface water and sediments, its flora and fauna – is the known epicenter of the massive PFAS contamination we have been studying since 2021, ...