A team of researchers from The University of New Mexico's Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB) has shared new research on the ...

Alarming PFAS contamination found at Holloman Lake, New Mexico ...

New research out of the University of New Mexico shows extreme levels of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) ...

The department is also warning hunters not to eat any wild game that may be associated with Holloman Lake migratory paths. They have documented foams containing PFAS on the shoreline of the lake ...

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 advisory comes on the heels of an in-depth environmental report that revealed “record-breaking levels” of forever chemicals (also known as PFAS) in ducks and other birds, along with mammals and ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

The team began studying PFAS contamination of wildlife at Holloman Lake in 2021. “Holloman Lake itself – its surface water and sediments, its flora and fauna – is the known epicenter of the ...