Navy detects petroleum products in Red Hill water well, thousands of military families affected

Military families living near Pearl Harbor have complained for days of stomach pain, nausea and other health ailments after the Navy's water system became contaminated by petroleum. The issues may threaten one of Honolulu’s most important aquifers and water sources. The Navy says tests identified petroleum in a well that taps into an aquifer near the base.

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