"Aleutian fish still contaminated by old military sites"

[Arctic Dave]

Fish caught in waters near old military sites in the western Aleutian Islands have more chemical contaminants than do fish caught farther away, according to a study reported by KUCB in Unalaska.
Biologist Keith Miles of the U.S. Geological Survey was part of a team that tested fish for organochlorines -- including PCBs used in electrical lubricants and pesticides -- in the livers of halibut, cod and greenling caught near decommissioned military bases established during World War II and the Cold War. In many cases the chemicals stored at the sites were dumped or left behind.



Read more: http://www.adn.com/2010/03/22/1194421/aleutian-fish-still-contamined.html#ixzz0ixJA4FpV

These old military outpost literally litter this state to this day.

[PDJane]

1. The US government knows this.

Has for a long time. The research that states that the US military is the largest single polluter in the world disappeared from the net in 2009. It's no longer there to find. I've been trying.

It is quite true.

[Arctic Dave]

2. To this day you can go to remote military sites and find old 55 gal drums

strewn everywhere. These are just the stuff you see, no telling what all they buried.