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Statute of limitations — Alaska
Alaska has a 2-year statute of limitations for personal injury claims with the discovery rule applicable to toxic exposure.
2 years from discovery of injury and PFAS connection
Filing venue
Where to File in Alaska
Alaska personal injury claims are governed by AS 09.10.070, providing a 2-year limitations period. Federal PFAS claims proceed in MDL 2873 (D.S.C.). Given the extreme contamination levels at Eielson AFB, the delayed discovery doctrine is particularly important for Fairbanks-area claimants whose diagnoses predate DoD public disclosure of Eielson contamination data (first disclosed publicly 2018–2019). Fort Richardson and Elmendorf AFB in the Anchorage area are also confirmed contamination sites.
Alaska data
Exposure in Alaska
Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks recorded PFOS levels 334,200 times greater than 1 part per trillion in groundwater monitoring wells near fire training areas. Communities drawing water from affected aquifers faced extraordinary exposure levels.
334,200 ppt PFOS at Eielson AFB — among the highest military PFAS contamination levels ever recorded in the United States
Source: DoD PFAS Installation Database; Air Force Civil Engineer Center 2020
The PFAS plume from Eielson AFB has migrated off-base into the Fairbanks area aquifer system, affecting municipal and private well water sources for a population of approximately 100,000 in the North Star Borough.
Fairbanks North Star Borough — PFAS detected in multiple municipal water sources connected to Eielson AFB groundwater plume
Source: ADEC Alaska Division of Environmental Conservation 2021
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