2017 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2017 17:35:55 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] GLOBAL: "Seoul [South Korea] samples soil near U.S. military sites"
 
Seoul samples soil near US military sites 


By Kim Se-jeong
Korea Times
August 10, 2017

The results are expected to come out next month.

The testing will be conducted by researchers at the city’s Research Institute of Public Health and Environment to determine if the soil and water samples are contaminated with benzene, toluene or ethylbenzene, among others. Benzene and toluene are believed to cause cancer.

Depending on the results, the city will request a joint study with the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), which is currently relocating its compound to Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul.

For the last decade, the city has spent 6.2 billion won ($5.44 million) to clean up two military facilities returned to the city ― Yongsan Garrison’s South Post and Camp Kim. The city complained the ministry was not helping the city government push the U.S. military, while the ministry said it couldn’t because of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA).

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For the entire article, see
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2017/08/371_234531.htmlhttps://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2017/08/371_234531.html

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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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