2001 CPEO Military List Archive

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Date: 24 Jul 2001 21:19:58 -0000
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] "Vieques Health Risks Questioned"
 
Washington Times 
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20010716-20037832.htm
July 16, 2001 
Pg. 3

Vieques Health Risks Questioned 

By Rowan Scarborough, The Washington Times 
A series of studies this year cast doubt on charges that the Navy's
practice bombing on Vieques island causes health problems for residents. 

The studies concluded that the Puerto Rican island's water supply was not
contaminated by the live-fire exercises, nor were there ill-health effects
from the use of depleted uranium ammunition in 1999. Meanwhile, the U.S.
Public Health Service continues to study cancer rates on Vieques, after a
limited analysis found a slightly higher rate among the island's 9,000
residents compared with Puerto Rico's 3.8 million citizens. 

Congressional proponents of keeping the range open are citing the studies
to refute Democratic Party claims that the 60-year-old range poses a health
hazard to the residents of Vieques.

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http://www.washtimes.com/national/20010716-20037832.htm


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