[CPEO-MEF] FUDS: Former Kirksville Air Force Station

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Meeting Scheduled to Discuss Kirksville Pollution

Alex Goff
KBIA (Columbia, MO)
November 19, 2008

COLUMBIA, MO = A public meeting is being held in Kirksville on the 20th 
to discuss the future of the former Kirksville Air Force Station, which 
has concerns about groundwater pollution. Engineers recently identified 
contamination in the soil of the former Kirksville Air Force Station. 
Army Engineer spokeswoman, Kathy Baker, says the area was probably 
contaminated in the 1940s and 50s as a result of poor disposal practices 
at the station.Baker says engineers have followed all the proper 
procedures and the situation is under control. She says the area of 
contamination is fairly small.

"The only actual persons affected would be the adjacent landowners and 
the landowners themselves. Right now there is no risk. The only risk to 
this problem right now is if you would drink the groundwater."


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For the entire story, see
http://publicbroadcasting.net/kbia/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1418978&sectionID=1

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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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