2006 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: 25 Jan 2006 21:58:07 -0000
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] Contamination at Iraqi base
 
Widespread water issues alleged
Specialist says source at base untreated

By DAVID IVANOVICH
Houston Chronicle
January 24, 2006

WASHINGTON - A former Halliburton Co. worker who alleges the Houston-based contractor failed to chlorinate water supplies at a military base in Iraq said water quality may have been a more widespread problem.

Ben Carter, a one-time water purification specialist for Halliburton subsidiary KBR, told Senate Democrats Monday he tested water used for showers, shaving and washing clothes at Camp Junction City in Ramadi last March and found it had not been treated with chlorine.

"No trained water treatment specialist could claim that that the water was fit for human use," Carter said.

Carter said he added chlorine to the water but was warned by a supervisor he had no business notifying the military about his health concerns.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/3607633.html

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