[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS book: "Cleanup of Chemical and Explosive Munitions"

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

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PRESS RELEASE
New Book Details Procedures for Chemical and Explosive Munitions Cleanup

Norwich, NY (April 4, 2008) -  If you were to walk the jungles of 
Indochina or across the Kuwaiti desert you wouldn't be surprised to find 
live munitions left over from battles.  But finding unexploded ordnance 
or chemical drums while playing at the beach; or while snorkeling; or 
while digging in your garden? The bulk of bombs, shells, and grenades 
are fired in training or testing while many more have been discarded en 
masse in the sea and on land when they became unserviceable or obsolete. 
  As the population expands, especially into former military ranges, the 
threat level surrounding unexploded ordnance grows exponentially.

Cleanup of Chemical and Explosive Munitions, by Dr. Richard Albright 
walks the reader through the steps that need to be taken to clean up a 
military munitions site, base or storage facility on land or at sea. It 
also conveniently lists hundreds of explosives, chemical warfare 
materials, and breakdown products that the soil and groundwater must be 
tested for.

This is essential reading for personnel responsible for cleaning up 
active and formerly used defense sites (FUDS) both on land and sea.  It 
covers remote sensing techniques, goephysical techniques, safety issues, 
known and unknown range lists, and serves as a primer on chemical 
weapons, explosives and ordnance.  It is written for military munitions 
experts and decision-makers who need to understand the critical 
environmental and health risks arising from munitions issues; as well as 
for environmentalists, regulators, policy makers and activist citizens 
who are unaware of munitions issues.  A case study of the author's 
involvement in the Spring Valley (American University Experimental 
Station) in the District of Columbia is a critical part of this new book.

Dr. Albright is an expert in weapons of mass destruction and enjoys an 
international reputation. A former officer of the United States Army the 
author is an attorney, holds a Master of Science degree in environmental 
health, as well as a Ph.D. in environmental science. He has been the 
Remedial Project Manager on a military superfund site and three 
different chemical weapons sites; testified before Congress and state 
government on chemical weapons; and has written prolifically on the 
subject.

The book is available at a discount through the publisher at 
http://www.williamandrew.com/title.php?id=10.  The book is expected to 
be published by mid-May and the discounts will end upon publication. 
Any purchases made at this point will be put on "backorder" and shipped 
immediately upon the book being received at our warehouse.  Review 
copies are available for those who wish to review the book within a 
journal, trade magazine, online newsletter or other medium.

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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
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