[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS: "Board hears update on Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant clean-up in Karnack" (TX)

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Board hears update on Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant clean-up in Karnack

By Jessica Harker
Marshall News Messenger (TX)
February 17, 2023


Members of the Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant Restoration Advisory Board heard updates from a number of groups regarding the ongoing clean-up project at the old site at a meeting this week.

The Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant in Karnack stands near Caddo Lake and hosted manufacturing of TNT, military-grade pyrotechnics and rocket motors throughout its 50-plus years of operations, from 1941 to 1997. Since its closure, the U.S. Army and contracted companies have attempted to remove hazardous contaminants from the property that could threaten soil and water health.

The army’s clean-up efforts are focused on eliminating chemicals used in the pyrotechnic manufacturing process like perchlorate, exposure to which may disrupt thyroid function in humans. Efforts also included identifying and removing possible munitions and explosives of concern buried on the property, as well as the treatment of groundwater.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/board-hears-update-on-longhorn-army-ammunition-plant-clean-up-in-karnack/article_75373588-ae3e-11ed-b296-0f8fde569c9b.html

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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
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http://www.cpeo.org
Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)

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