[CPEO-MEF] Lead at Thermopolis National Guard armory may be hazard

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Lead at Thermopolis National Guard armory may be hazard
Associated Press
December 5, 2003

CHEYENNE - Lead contamination at the Thermopolis National Guard armory's
assembly hall and rifle range could be considered a hazard, according to
a report.

But lead dust was found to be at safe levels in the armory's child
resource center, kitchen and lobby, said the report from R. Kent
Adamson, an Environmen-tal Protection Agency certified risk assessor.

He prepared the report for Western Environmental Services and Testing in
Casper. The Casper Star-Tribune obtained the report through a Freedom Of
Information Act request.

Douglas C. Shope, deputy director of the Wyoming Military Department,
said the Wyoming National Guard is conducting similar tests for lead
dust in the other 21 armories in the state.

The Guard has told pregnant women and some children to limit their use
of gymnasiums at armories across the state due to high lead levels found
in the Thermopolis facility.

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