[CPEO-MEF] GLOBAL: "Lajes: U.S. to reinforce groundwater monitoring on Terceira island, Azores"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Lajes: U.S. to reinforce groundwater monitoring on Terceira island, Azores

By O Jornal with LUSA
Herald News
June 9, 2022

ANGRA DO HEROÍSMO - U.S. officials have committed to install more piezometers (aquifer monitoring equipment) on Terceira island to assess the impact of contamination caused by the U.S. Air Force, said the vice-president of the Azores Regional Government.

An aquifer is a body of porous rock or sediment saturated with groundwater.

“It was agreed that they will install more piezometers to reach a more definitive conclusion and determine the risk to the health and environment of the residents,” Vice-President Artur Lima told Lusa news agency.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.heraldnews.com/story/news/local/ojornal/2022/06/09/lajes-u-s-reinforce-groundwater-monitoring-terceira-island-azores/7568817001/

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Lenny Siegel
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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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