[Chatan] Following the detection of high concentrations of perfluorinated compounds (PFAS) exceeding Japan's guideline value (50 nanograms) in a spring near the water source of the water treatment plant at Camp Leicester, a U.S. military base in Chatan Town, the town's Board of Education posted a notice by the 27th urging people not to touch the water in the waterway flowing through the Irehara archaeological site in the town.
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[Chatan] Following the detection of high concentrations of perfluorinated compounds (PFAS) exceeding Japan's guideline value (50 nanograms) in a spring near the water source of the water treatment plant at Camp Leicester, a U.S. military base in Chatan Town, the town's Board of Education posted a notice by the 27th urging people not to touch the water in the waterway flowing through the Irehara archaeological site in the town.