2014 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 07:41:21 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS: RDX "Water pollution resurfaces at Fort Jackson" (SC)
 
Water pollution resurfaces at Fort Jackson

By SAMMY FRETWELL
The State (SC)
June 19, 2014


COLUMBIA, SC - The U.S. Army is working to protect private drinking water supplies near Fort Jackson after finding elevated levels of a seizure-causing chemical in wells that serve five homes near the expansive military site.

Fort Jackson released the results of well water tests this week, showing that royal demolition explosive, or RDX, had been detected in higher amounts than the military base found during well water tests earlier this year.

The area of concern is along the fort’s southern boundary, east of Weston Lake and south of Leesburg Road. Two other chemicals also were detected in recent test results.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.thestate.com/2014/06/19/3518878/water-pollution-resurfaces- at.html?sp=/99/132/

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