6 days ago · “The situation at Holloman Lake highlights just how much more we need to understand about PFAS contamination in wildlife and the broader environment.” In Maine, the state wildlife agency is working with university researchers to track deer and turkey to understand how their movements could potentially influence exposure.

Jan 27, 2025 · Report: Ecological Research on PFAS Contamination of Wildlife at Holloman Lake; Hollomon Lake, located near Alamogordo, serves as the wastewater reservoir for Holloman Air Force Base. While hunting at the lake has been prohibited since 2024, it remains open for camping and birding.

6 days ago · 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.

5 days ago · Holloman Lake is the site of PFAS contamination from Holloman Air Force Base. There are signs warning of the contamination, but access to the lake is not blocked.

Jan 27, 2025 · EL PASO, Texas — 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 near Alamogordo, New Mexico.This follows a new environmental report revealing record-breaking levels of contamination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) concentrations in plants and wildlife, NMDOH ...

Jan 27, 2025 · “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 Dr. Miranda Durham ...

Jan 29, 2025 · Holloman Lake is near Alamogordo, about 75 miles from northeast El Paso. The New Mexico Department of Health, (NMDOH), released a health advisory after recording the highest levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS or "forever chemicals", in the world at Holloman Lake.

6 days ago · Holloman Lake is located on Holloman Air Force Base. The reservoir was built in the 1960s to store wastewater. Photo by jdwfoto / Adobe Stock Duck hunters in the Land of Enchantment received a startling health advisory from the New Mexico Department of Health Monday. The advisory comes on the heels ...

3 days ago · 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.

Mar 3, 2024 · A UNM-led study found extremely high levels of PFAS contamination in nearly two dozen bird and mammal species at the lake near Holloman Air Force Base—an important breeding ground for migratory...