[CPEO-MEF] COMMUNITIES: "South Weber gets warning" on Hill Air Force Base (UT) pollution

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

South Weber gets warning from ecologist on possible Hill pollution

By Cheryl Strong
Ogden Standard-Examiner (UT)
June 27, 2012

SOUTH WEBER - Dr. John Carter, technical adviser to the South Weber  
Coalition, addressed the city council Tuesday about possible Hill Air  
Force Base contamination in the city.

Carter, who holds a doctorate in ecology from Utah State University,  
said the contamination, which likely started during World War II or  
earlier with the dumping of chemical warfare products, flares,  
bullets, herbicides and other materials, is being monitored by Hill.

The base is using the Monitored Natural Attenuation Program, Carter  
said, which means that any ground pollution will be contained by  
natural sources, such as using water in trenches to dilute chemicals  
and a clay/slurry wall around part of the base to prevent leakage.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/06/27/south-weber-gets-warning- 
ecologist-possible-hill-pollution

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545
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