Toxic Legacy of Military Haunts Bases. Ariel Sabar.
by Sabar, Ariel; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 41Environment. Publisher: Baltimore Sun, 2003ISSN: 1522-3205;.Subject(s): Bombing and gunnery ranges | Hazardous waste site remediation | Hazardous wastes | Maryland | Military bases -- Environmental aspects | Military weapons | United States -- Armed Forces -- Environmental aspects | United States ArmyDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Nearly 30 years have passed since the military vowed to clean up the toxic waste it buried decades ago on bases across the country. But today [2003], as many bases are poised to declare the cleanup job complete or to start new lives as parks and housing subdivisions, there is fresh evidence of just how much the military has missed." (BALTIMORE SUN) This article addresses the military's cleanup of leftover pollution from its bases including "leaky underground fuel tanks, pesticides, buried chemical weapons, experimental bacteria, radioactive waste and live explosives." The hazardous risks posed to homeowners by these discarded chemicals and weapons is also addressed.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Toxic Legacy of Military Haunts Bases, Jan. 19, 2003; pp. n.p..
"Nearly 30 years have passed since the military vowed to clean up the toxic waste it buried decades ago on bases across the country. But today [2003], as many bases are poised to declare the cleanup job complete or to start new lives as parks and housing subdivisions, there is fresh evidence of just how much the military has missed." (BALTIMORE SUN) This article addresses the military's cleanup of leftover pollution from its bases including "leaky underground fuel tanks, pesticides, buried chemical weapons, experimental bacteria, radioactive waste and live explosives." The hazardous risks posed to homeowners by these discarded chemicals and weapons is also addressed.
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