From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Tue, 30 Jul 2019 21:43:21 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS: RDX from Fort Jackson (SC) pollutes water |
Toxins from hand grenades, explosives poison drinking water near Fort Jackson BY SAMMY FRETWELL The State (SC) July 27, 2019 More than 16 percent of the drinking water wells tested near Fort Jackson during the past six years have shown contamination from a toxic chemical found in hand grenades used at the military installation to train soldiers, according to recently released federal data. In some cases, the pollution levels are high enough to exceed federal safety advisories for RDX, a chemical that can cause seizures and cancer in people from long-term exposure. In others, RDX in private wells has fallen within safe drinking water limits, Army officials and state regulators reported this past week. But the finding of any RDX, short for royal demolition explosive, is a concern. … For the entire article, see https://www.thestate.com/news/local/environment/article233104187.html -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director Center for Public Environmental Oversight A project of the Pacific Studies Center LSiegel@cpeo.org P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042 Voice/Fax: 650-961-8918 http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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