[CPEO-MEF] CLOSURE: South Weymouth Naval Air Station (MA) hangar (Building 82)

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Navy details cleanup plan for South Weymouth hangar

By Christian Schiavone

Quincy Patriot Ledger (MA)

August 3, 2012

WEYMOUTH - The Navy is laying out a plan to clean up contamination at an empty hangar building at the former South Weymouth Naval Air Station.

Cleanup plans include injecting chemicals into the groundwater underneath the area, known as Building 82, to treat the groundwater, which contains traces of arsenic, pesticides and other potentially harmful contaminants. Installation of groundwater extraction wells would also be prohibited because the water still likely wouldn't be safe for drinking.

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For the entire article, see

http://www.patriotledger.com/features/x739401911/Navy-details-cleanup-plan-for-South-Weymouth-hangar

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