[CPEO-MEF] How green are the bullets?

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Study targets Army's 'green bullets'

By AMANDA LEHMERT 
Cape Cod Times
December 13, 2004

Five years after the National Guard started using so-called
environmentally friendly "green bullets" at Camp Edwards, scientific
studies have raised questions about their toxicity and their solubility.

Now the Army Environmental Center has agreed to pay for research at the
Massachusetts Military Reservation that will determine just what happens
to the tungsten-nylon bullets after they land on Cape soil.

At a meeting with the Environmental Management Commission Wednesday
night, Col. David Cunha, head of the Environmental and Readiness Center,
announced the Army's decision to fund the project. The commission
ensures the military complies with water and environmental protections
at the base.

"The concern is there," said. Col. Bill FitzPatrick of the Environmental
and Readiness Center at Camp Edwards. "(But) the Army hasn't changed its
opinion ... that the tungsten is a safe alternative to lead."

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For the entire article
http://www.capecodonline.com/cctimes/studytargets13.htm

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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