[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS: DNT from Badger Plant (WI) seeps to river

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Study finds low level of Badger plant contamination in Wisconsin River

BARRY ADAMS
Wisconsin State Journal
January 22, 2010

A chemical used at the Badger Army Ammunition Plant has begun to seep 
into the Wisconsin River, according to a study released Friday, but 
officials say the contaminants are well below the level at which a 
health advisory would be issued.

In September, SpecPro, a company hired by the Army to study 
contamination in groundwater, reported that two residential wells at 
Weigand's Bay along the river in the town of Merrimac had tested 
positive for low levels of dinitrotoluene (DNT). The chemical was dumped 
at the weapons complex from 1942 until 1975. The dumping sites are about 
1 1/2 miles from Weigand's Bay.

The December study released Friday said low levels of DNT have now been 
found to be going into the river.



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For the entire article, see
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/health_med_fit/article_2cb4879c-07a9-11df-b9b6-001cc4c03286.html

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Lenny Siegel
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