[CPEO-MEF] Carbon tet and Pratt Army Airfield site

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Source of pollution slippery

By Gale Rose 
Pratt Tribune (KS)
October 8, 2004

After years of testing, three things are clear about carbon
tetrachloride contamination in a water well at the Pratt Industrial
Airport and two water wells on private property.

The contamination level is rising, neither the Kansas Department of
Health and Environment nor the Army Corps of Engineers has determined
the source of the contamination yet, and the Corps had been unable to
determine who is responsible for the contamination, said Donna DeCarlo,
environmental geologist and project manager, Super Fund Unit/Assessment
and Restoration section.

The airport was the Pratt Army Airfield during World War II and was used
to train B-29 crews. During the war, carbon tetrachloride was used as a
solvent, a degreaser and in fire extinguishers which were all used at
the airfield.

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http://www.pratttribune.com/articles/2004/10/08/news/news1.txt

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