From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Thu, 1 Oct 2015 09:31:54 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] PFCs, GLOBAL: "Queensland [Australia] town in Defence water contamination scare" |
Queensland town in Defence water contamination scare by Amy Remeikis Brisbane Times (Queensland, Australia) September 30, 2015 Residents of a Queensland town face living with potential health time bombs after chemicals used for decades at an army aviation base were found to have leached into the ground and contaminated part of the ground water supply. It has left some residents with chemical levels 44 times the national average in their blood. And Oakey residents are not alone - the recent discovery of the same chemicals in some surface and groundwater of a New South Wales town around a Defence Force base and airport has raised concerns further contaminations could be found. … For the entire article, see http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/queensland-town-in-defence-water-contamination-scare-20150930-gjyjht.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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