[CPEO-MEF] Camp Pendleton blood lead tests

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Pendleton residents so far showing no signs of lead

By: DARRIN MORTENSON
North County Times (CA)
October 14, 2005

CAMP PENDLETON ---- Although the base is under a general warning that 
its tap water may be tainted with unsafe amounts of lead, none of the 
hundreds of Camp Pendleton residents screened so far have shown 
higher-than-normal levels of lead in their bloodstreams, military 
officials announced Thursday.

Lead above the levels approved by state and federal regulatory agencies 
was detected in a sampling of water from housing areas in August, 
forcing base officials to issue an alert to base residents and workers. 
Officials launched a search for the source of the lead and broadened 
their testing to include schools, day-care centers and other facilities.

Last month, base officials began providing bottled water throughout the 
base and offered health screenings for residents concerned about 
contamination. Those screenings are still available through the base 
hospital.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/10/14/news/top_stories/22_27_3210_13_05.txt
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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
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