[CPEO-MEF] Catholic University (Northeast DC)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Catholic U. awaits Army test results for WWI contaminants

By Kathryn Sinzinger
The Common Denominator (DC)
April 11, 2006

Catholic University officials say they are hopeful that government paint 
and soil testing will provide reassurance that no hazardous materials 
remain on the Northeast Washington campus from the university's 
participation in World War I chemical weapons development.

Results of tests performed on samples collected during the university's 
spring break, Feb. 25 through March 6, are expected in late spring or 
early summer, according to university spokesman Victor Nakas.

"We welcome the government coming in and doing the testing," Nakas told 
The Common Denominator. "We have received repeated assurances from the 
government that there was nothing to worry about, and we just want to 
put this to bed."

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For the entire article, see
http://www.thecommondenominator.com/041106_update1.html

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