[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS: RDX from Fort Jackson (SC) pollutes water

[Lenny Siegel]

Toxins from hand grenades, explosives poison drinking water near Fort Jackson

BY SAMMY FRETWELL
The State (SC)
July 27, 2019

More than 16 percent of the drinking water wells tested near Fort Jackson during the past six years have shown contamination from a toxic chemical found in hand grenades used at the military installation to train soldiers, according to recently released federal data.

In some cases, the pollution levels are high enough to exceed federal safety advisories for RDX, a chemical that can cause seizures and cancer in people from long-term exposure. In others, RDX in private wells has fallen within safe drinking water limits, Army officials and state regulators reported this past week.

But the finding of any RDX, short for royal demolition explosive, is a concern.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.thestate.com/news/local/environment/article233104187.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
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