[CPEO-MEF] VOCs: "High TCE concentrations still found" at Ft. Detrick (MD) Area B

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

High TCE concentrations still found on west side of Area B, quarterly samples show

By Gabrielle Lewis
Frederick News-Post (MD)
August 16, 2024

Groundwater samples from March at Fort Detrick's Area B showed high concentrations of a cancer-causing chemical along the area's western edge, but the levels of detection at some of those wells has been slowly decreasing over the last decade.

During a meeting on Aug. 7 for Area B's Restoration Advisory Board (RAB), which is tasked with overseeing the remediation of Area B's contamination, the members viewed updated data on contaminants found in the groundwater.

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/environment/pollution/high-tce-concentrations-still-found-on-west-side-of-area-b-quarterly-samples-show/article_96373831-45c8-5930-9a9a-73ad10293c8a.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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