[CPEO-MEF] CLEANUP: Consolidation cell at Andersen Air Force Base (GU)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Andersen AFB saves $25 million with contamination cleanup concept

by Senior Airman Robert Hicks
36th Wing Public Affairs

March 12, 3013

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AFNS) -- Members of the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron Environmental Flight are working on containing contamination to protect the environment at Site 14 here.

The site, located in the southeastern corner of the base, was contaminated with harmful substances such as polychlorinated biphenyl and asbestos since the 1970s when it was used as a construction waste site. The cleanup effort is estimated to be completed later this month.

"Before we started the project, our biggest worry was if the contaminated soil had gone over the cliff edge and infected the marine biology below," said Gregg Ikehara, a 36th CES environmental restoration manager. "We did find some small concentrations of PCBs in the fish tissue, but it did not trigger any risk to the occasional fisherman."

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For the entire release, see

http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123339500

--

Lenny Siegel

Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight

a project of the Pacific Studies Center

278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041

Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545

Fax: 650/961-8918

<lsiegel@cpeo.org>

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