2007 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: 13 Apr 2007 04:44:51 -0000
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] Ft. Lewis (WA) indoor air testing
 
Army agrees to test for toxic gas at Lewis

The Associated Press
Army Times
April 12, 2007

FORT LEWIS, Wash. - In a quick turnabout following a published report, the Army has had a change of heart and now plans to test the air in homes at Fort Lewis.

The Army wants to see if soldiers and their families living in the Madigan housing area are being exposed to toxic vapors. The vapors are from contaminated underground water.

Wednesday's decision came one day after the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported that the Army had known for years about the possible health risk and had neither conducted testing of the air in the homes nor alerted the occupants about the contamination beneath. Army environmental specialists insisted there was no danger.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/04/ap_lewis_toxic_070412/

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