[CPEO-MEF] RDX found in Camp Edwards (MA) groundwater

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

RDX found in Camp Edwards groundwater

By JOE HEITZ and AMANDA LEHMERT 
Cape Cod Times (MA)
July 25, 2005

A trace of a chemical used in military explosives, in an amount that
exceeds the Environmental Protection Agency's lifetime health advisory,
has been found in Camp Edwards groundwater.

While drilling temporary wells to test for contaminants along the
military base's boundary, the Army's Impact Area Groundwater Study
Program recently found a detection of Royal Demolition Explosives, or
RDX, above the federal agency's standard of 2 parts per billion near the
Grand Oaks Road neighborhood, according to a program spokeswoman.

The Upper Cape drinking water aquifer flows from under Camp Edwards.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.capecodonline.com/cctimes/rdxfound25.htm

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Lenny Siegel
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