Underground water in U.S. military base in South Korea heavily polluted

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Underground water in U.S. military base in South Korea heavily polluted
By
Wooyoung Lee


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SEOUL, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- The underground water in the U.S. Forces Korea headquarters in Yongsan, Seoul is heavily contaminated with toxic pollutants, an inspection by the Seoul Metropolitan Government found.

The finding, released Friday, revealed a higher concentration of benzene 1,170 times normal levels in underground water detected at 16 tube wells around a subway station near the U.S. military base. The water under Camp Kim, adjacent to the base, also contained petroleum hydrocarbon 292 times higher at a normal level.

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The Eighth U.S. Army, which had been based in the Yongsan Garrison, moved last year to the southern city of Pyeongtaek where a new base Camp Humphreys is located. U.S. Forces opened its base in Yongsan, central Seoul, in August 1945.

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1. JTBC news reported that there had been over a hundred spills at this base

...the US has basically been stonewalling cleanup efforts for years at multiple base locations.

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/117811020

The U.S. Military’s Toxic Legacy in Korea

http://www.zoominkorea.org/the-u-s-militarys-toxic-legacy-in-korea/