More soil contamination found at former U.S. forces site in Okinawa | GlobalPost 2013

2013 2013 2013 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CzrMhvMffbE/UcZMjkR3dwI/AAAAAAAAJ4g/JMCDERsri80/s1600/toxic+waste.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CzrMhvMffbE/UcZMjkR3dwI/AAAAAAAAJ4g/JMCDERsri80/s1600/toxic+waste.jpg" /></a></div>More soil contamination from fossil fuel has been found on land formerly occupied by a U.S. military facility in Okinawa and there are fears that the contaminants have spread via groundwater, according to an inspection report of the local defense bureau.<br /><br />Contamination by what appeared to be jet fuel and gasoline was found in the northern part of Camp Kuwae, according to the Okinawa Defense Bureau's report for this year. Some of the land used by the base was handed back to Japan in 2003.<br /><br />Under the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement, the United States has no obligation to clean up environmental contamination or make compensation when returning land occupied by U.S. forces facilities.<br /><br />(Click on the post title above for more)<br> 2013 2013 2013 <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CzrMhvMffbE/UcZMjkR3dwI/AAAAAAAAJ4g/JMCDERsri80/s1600/toxic+waste.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CzrMhvMffbE/UcZMjkR3dwI/AAAAAAAAJ4g/JMCDERsri80/s1600/toxic+waste.jpg" /></a></div>More soil contamination from fossil fuel has been found on land formerly occupied by a U.S. military facility in Okinawa and there are fears that the contaminants have spread via groundwater, according to an inspection report of the local defense bureau.<br /><br />Contamination by what appeared to be jet fuel and gasoline was found in the northern part of Camp Kuwae, according to the Okinawa Defense Bureau's report for this year. Some of the land used by the base was handed back to Japan in 2003.<br /><br />Under the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement, the United States has no obligation to clean up environmental contamination or make compensation when returning land occupied by U.S. forces facilities.<br /><br />(Click on the post title above for more)<br>2013 2013 2013 <br> <a href="http://www.matrixar.com/" title="Matrix ">المصفوفة : أجمل الخلفيات والصور</a>