[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS: Heavy metals in Vieques (PR) produce

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Study: Toxic metals in produce grown on Vieques

By FRANK GAUD CARRAU
Associated Press
October 27, 2008

A new study has found dangerous levels of toxic metals in produce grown 
on a Puerto Rican island formerly used as a Navy bombing range, despite 
U.S. government claims that the soil there is safe.

Some products from a research farm on Vieques Island had as much as 20 
times the acceptable amount of lead and cadmium, according to the study 
released last week by the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez.

Researcher Arturo Massol said peppers, spinach and tomatoes showed 
higher levels of contamination than products from the nearby Puerto 
Rican mainland and would pose a health risk to humans. Food grown at the 
farm is strictly for research and is not meant for consumption.

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For the entire article, see
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CB_PUERTO_RICO_VIEQUES?SITE=OHCIN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

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Lenny Siegel
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