U.S. military: No Agent Orange at South Korea base
Environmental reports released Thursday by the U.S. military show hazardous chemicals that were stored at Camp Carroll since at least the early 1960s were often haphazardly stored and disposed of, but the U.S. military says it has yet to find any evidence of Agent Orange contamination at the base.
The survey also shows that contamination from two solvents – trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene – led to the shutting down and treatment of contaminated wells at the base, Col. Joseph Birchmeier, a U.S. Forces Korea engineer, said Thursday at a press conference at Camp Carroll.
He said water samples have also been taken from 22 wells on Camp Carroll, and the results of those tests, as well as ground-penetrating radar and magnetometer surveys would be released at an unspecified date.
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