[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS, FORMER SITES: Zephyrhills Army Air Field (FL)

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Army Corps of Engineers says Zephyrhills airport is free of  
contamination
The team determines that no munitions were left behind at Zephyrhills  
Municipal Airport.

By Lisa A. Davis
St. Petersburg Times (FL)
June 3, 2011


ZEPHYRHILLS - The Zephyrhills Municipal Airport has been deemed safe  
and clear of any potential explosives or contamination stemming from  
its time as a training ground for World War II pilots, according to  
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

After conducting a two-day inspection in December at the former Army  
air field, a special Army Corps of Engineers team determined that no  
military munitions, such as explosives, warheads, chemicals and more,  
were left behind when the military vacated the site after the war,  
according to a recently released report. Further, no environmental  
hazards were found.

The probe was part of the Defense Department's massive mission to  
investigate whether environmental or health hazards exist on formerly  
used defense sites, or FUDS, and to remedy any contamination found.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/army-corps-of-engineers- 
says-zephyrhills-airport-is-free-of-contamination/1173518

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