Crews find chemicals in Albuquerque groundwater
By: | Associated Press
Published: October 20, 2012
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. --
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Crews working on an old Air Force fuel spill have found potentially cancer-causing chemicals beneath a southeast Albuquerque neighborhood, Kirtland Air Force Base announced.
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New Mexico Environment Department Secretary David Martin praised crews for making the discovery.
"Had it not been for the joint efforts of Kirtland Air Force Base and the New Mexico Environment Department, this contaminant may have sat undetected for years to come," he said. "We are determined to confirm the source of this PCE contamination and work with the City of Albuquerque, the EPA and the neighborhood to clean this up."...
