From: | Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Wed, 3 Jun 2015 15:38:49 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] NATIONAL GUARD, LEAD: "Lead-tainted Oregon armories remain open to public despite dangers" |
Lead-tainted Oregon armories remain open to public despite dangers by Rob Davis Oregonian May 30, 2015 The Oregon Military Department is allowing public events to be held in National Guard armories across the state despite tests showing unsafe levels of lead dust. The agency has yet to halt public use of four contaminated armories, including the Kliever Armory in Northeast Portland. A bridge club is scheduled to use the building this weekend. The agency just nine days ago received test results showing unhealthy concentrations of lead at armories in Bend, Ashland and Pendleton. Inspectors encountered a group playing basketball as they took samples at the Ashland armory earlier this month. They recorded lead contamination nearby that was 41 times higher than is considered safe. Still, those armories remain open. … For the entire article, see http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2015/05/lead-tainted_oregon_armories_r.html -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center 278-A Hope Street Mountain View, CA 94041 Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545 Fax: 650-961-8918 LSiegel@cpeo.org http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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