[CPEO-MEF] Twin Island range, Lake Murray, SC

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

’40s bombing runs may have left mark
Tests find traces of possible contaminants, but area residents aren't 
worried

By TIM FLACH
The State (SC)
September 26, 2007

Two tiny islands in the middle of Lake Murray still bear scars from 
their roles as targets of World War II aviators.

Consultants hired by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers found traces of 
what could be contaminants on the Twin Islands. Further tests are needed 
to determine if the levels are dangerous.

Traces of lead, aluminum, cadmium and barium remain from bombs and 
ammunition dropped on the islands more than 60 years ago, the study found.

But the levels discovered aren’t high enough to put the 6 acres of 
gravel and sand that comprise the islands off-limits to the public.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.thestate.com/local/story/183807.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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