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Military bases are some of the most polluted sites in America. Lots of soil/groundwater contamination from BTEX and other poorly handled chemicals. However, Mil
by prions 8y ago
Military bases are some of the most polluted sites in America. Lots of soil/groundwater contamination from BTEX and other poorly handled chemicals. However, Military bases provide a lot of research for remediation engineering.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Military_Superfund_sites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Military_Superfund_si...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167701207002539 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016770120...
- gaahrdner 8y agoYes, sadly this is not an anomaly: https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/camp-lejeune/ https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/camp-lejeune/
- shrikant 8y agoFuck me! The top comment as of now in this comments page is someone's personal experience of Camp Lejeune! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18197954 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18197954
- gaahrdner 8y agoWell, it is a huge base! Hey, at least the VA can cover my out-of-pocket cancer expenses?
- sambull 8y agoFamily used to work on a big air force base (in major metro), they'd just dump chemicals straight into the creek behind the base from the shops.
- village-idiot 8y agoDon’t forget all the lead from rifle ammunition!