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

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 ...

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.

“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, ...

The New Mexico Department of Health issued an advisory Monday warning any hunters who ate or captured wildlife from Holloman Lake in the past decade about the possibility of contamination from per ...

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.

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

“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,” said Miranda Durham, the ...

Jan. 30—Flora and fauna surrounding Holloman Lake contain the highest levels of a toxic chemical that can cause cancer and other health issues — known as PFAS — ever documented, according to ...

In New Mexico, the concern centers on a lake that serves as the wastewater reservoir for Holloman Air Force Base. It sits at the edge of the base and near White Sands National Park.