[CPEO-MEF] Dahlgren Navy Base (VA)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Dahlgren hazards studied


By RUSTY DENNEN
Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star (VA)
June 16, 2006

A federal health agency has found that people living and working on the 
Dahlgren Navy base may be exposed to environmental contaminants.

But in a report released this week for public review and comment, the 
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry in Atlanta says any 
exposures "are unlikely to cause harmful health effects."

The agency, a division of the U.S. Department of Heath and Human 
Services, looked at seven "exposure scenarios" at the King George County 
research and testing site.

Items reviewed were the base's classified activities, river safety 
concerns for recreational boaters, drinking water protection, dietary 
exposure, hunter safety on former firing ranges, explosive hazards from 
methane in landfills, and lead exposure.

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For the entire article, see
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2006/062006/06162006/199349
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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
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org


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