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 Stories About: Department of Defense AND pollution and waste AND US EPA AND water pollution
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We Will Rocket You
EPA and DOD Square Off Over Rocket-Fuel Pollution |
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02 Mar 2004 |
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| We Will Rocket You EPA and DOD Square Off Over Rocket-Fuel Pollution The U.S. EPA is squaring off against the Department of Defense and NASA over ammonium perchlorate, a chemical long used by DOD and NASA for munitions and rocket fuel, and typically disposed of by being diluted in water and dumped on the ground. Based on studies of rodents and children, the EPA contends that perchlorate ... |
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| Topics: Department of Defense, pollution and waste, US EPA, water pollution (all these topics) |
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