From: | CPEO Moderator <cpeo@cpeo.org> |
Date: | 21 Mar 2002 16:06:12 -0000 |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] Army: No chemical hazard at McClellan |
Army: No chemical hazard at McClellan By Nathan Solheim Star Staff Writer 03-20-2002 The Army has found no chemical agent at 33 sites throughout Fort McClellan once used as chemical training sites, an internal investigation has concluded. Based on the findings, the Army is recommending no further action at McClellan with regard to chemical warfare materials, or chemical agents. Results of the investigation were presented to the public at a meeting Tuesday night at the Anniston City Meeting Center. Officials from the Army's transition force, the Base Re-Alignment and Closure Commission and the Army Corps of Engineers participated in the meeting. "Based on looking at the places that were most likely to have (chemical agents), I would say with a high level of confidence that there are not chemical agents on the post," said Ronald Levy, environmental coordinator for the Base Re-Alignment and Closure Commission. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.annistonstar.com/news/2002/as-calhoun-0320-nsolheim-2c19x3607.htm Army contractors chose the sites based on historical records from the installation and interviews with military personnel who served there. They eliminated some sites based on their review of installation records, but tested 19 sites around the former fort for chemical agents including mustard gas, Sarin gas, nerve agent, blister agent and psychoactive compound. | |
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