[CPEO-MEF] VOCs: "Several Claim Army 'Dragged Its Feet' On Toxic Vapor Testing Near Fort Gillem, " GA

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Several Claim Army 'Dragged Its Feet' On Toxic Vapor Testing Near  
Fort Gillem

By Michelle Wirth
WABE Atlanta (GA) Public Radio
December 4, 2014

Earlier this year, the Army discovered toxic vapor in several homes  
near Fort Gillem. The former Army base is in Clayton County. It used  
to serve as a maintenance facility, and hazardous chemicals were  
routinely buried on its grounds. Now there's a debate about whether  
the Army is to blame for the unhealthy air.

Chad Partin plays in his living room with his wife and young son. He  
lives in a newer two-story home about a mile from Fort Gillem. Partin  
and his wife thought they'd found the perfect house when they  
purchased it five years ago. But then Partin got a flier on his door.  
The Army wanted to test Partin's home for chemicals in the air which  
could be potentially hazardous to human health. That's when Partin  
became worried.

"We don't feel safe here. I have a four-year-old son. I'm concerned  
everyday of him sleeping here and what kind of things it's doing to  
his body. My wife has constant headaches. My dog has a growth on the  
side of her head. Those may not be anything attributed to this kind  
of this stuff, but who knows."

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For the entire article, see
http://wabe.org/post/several-claim-army-dragged-its-feet-toxic-vapor- 
testing-near-fort-gillem

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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
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