[CPEO-MEF] VOCs, DEVELOPMENT: "Army considering installing contamination prevention tech in development next to Area B, " Ft. Detrick, MD

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Army considering installing contamination prevention tech in development next to Area B

By Gabrielle Lewis 
Frederick News-Post (MD)
June 21, 2024

The U.S. Army is considering installing protective technology in homes being built next to Fort Detrick’s Area B, after groundwater samples showed contamination from the site is also present under the development.

In May, the Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) that oversees the remediation of Fort Detrick’s Area B received updated information on the extent of groundwater contamination at the site, which is currently under construction.

Those updates included a map showing high concentrations of contamination along the southwest fence line of Area B and a nearby residential development that could potentially impact dozens of planned homes.

Area B is a 399-acre section of the base that is detached from the main campus, between Kemp Lane and Shookstown Road. The section was used as a test site for the Army’s biological warfare program in the mid-20th century.
 

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For the entire article, see
https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/economy_and_business/army-considering-installing-contamination-prevention-tech-in-development-next-to-area-b/article_d25fcbc3-fc40-5989-be1c-7a2273d44ea0.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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