[CPEO-MEF] FUDS, CHEMWEAPONS: American University (DC) and Burial Pit 3

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

AU considers tearing down house to make way for munitions investigation

By Mitch Ellmauer
American University Eagle Staff Writer
September 1, 2010


The AU-owned house at 4825 Glenbrook Rd. might be torn down to make way 
for a broader investigation of the chemical munitions burial pit at the 
property, according to David Taylor, AU President Neil Kerwin's chief of 
staff.

The property sits adjacent to the president's residence at 4835 
Glenbrook Road.

...

AU also announced that it has been conducting periodic air monitoring at 
the president's residence.

Many of the chemicals in the soil at Pit 3 react with the air to give 
off gas and toxic fumes, according to the Army Corps of Engineers and 
the Environmental Protection Agency.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.theeagleonline.com/news/story/au-considers-tearing-down-house-to-make-way-for-munitions-investigation/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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