DU to be investigated at MMR

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

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Depleted uranium believed unearthed 

EPA wants the military to investigate whether there are more such rounds
on the base. 

By AMANDA LEHMERT and KEVIN DENNEHY
Cape Cod Times
June 5, 2004

CAMP EDWARDS - Army contractors found what they believe to be a
20-millimeter depleted uranium round last week.

The round, found at a groundwater cleanup area called Demolition Area 1,
was due to be shipped yesterday to the Aberdeen Proving Ground in
Maryland for further analysis.

Considered by the Pentagon an effective and valuable munitions because
they can pierce the armor of an enemy tank, depleted uranium is toxic
and radioactive.

Some scientists insist exposure to depleted uranium during the first
Gulf War was a cause of Gulf War syndrome illnesses. Department of
Defense officials debunk the claim.

While Army officials have long insisted depleted uranium was never fired
on Camp Edwards, some Upper Cape base activists insist the military
didn't always monitor the activities of defense contractors who improved
and developed weapons.

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for the entire article, see
http://www.capecodonline.com/cctimes/depleteduranium5.htm

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org

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