[CPEO-MEF] RADIATION: "Low-level radioactive soil found" at Navy's Imperial Beach Landing Field (CAL)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Navy: Low-level radioactive soil found near IB
Officials say no significant risk to public health

By Jeanette Steele
U-T San Diego (CA)
March 20, 2013

The Navy has found low-level radioactive material at a landing field  
near Imperial Beach, but a military official said the material  
doesn't pose a significant risk to public health.

"The amount of material found was minimal and appropriate protection  
of the removed soil is in place to reduce wind erosion," the Navy  
said in a statement Wednesday afternoon.

Mayor Jim Janney of Imperial Beach said the contamination doesn’t  
pose a problem.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/mar/20/navy-radioactive-imperial- 
beach-field/


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