[CPEO-MEF] GLOBAL: U.S. Navy family moves from house with unacceptable risks

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Results from pilot study in Naples force family out of home


By Lisa M. Novak
Stars and Stripes European edition
June 22, 2008

NAPLES, Italy - Maria Ortiz and her husband, Chief Petty Officer Alex 
Ortiz, have lived with their two children in Villa Literno for two years

Now, Maria is 10 weeks pregnant ... and very worried.

The family's home was one of seven houses that the Navy recently tested 
as part of an environmental pilot study to determine if living in Naples 
is a health hazard. The initiative was begun in January by the Navy and 
Marine Corps Public Health Center because of concerns over uncollected 
trash, air pollution caused by burning trash and possible soil 
contamination caused by illegal dumping.

What the Navy found is what has Maria Ortiz nervous.

Of the seven homes tested, six were determined to be "potentially of 
concern" for health risks. The Ortiz home was deemed "unacceptable."


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For the entire article, see
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=55712

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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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