Vieques Puerto Rico
Vieques, Puerto Rico
EPA Proposes the Atlantic Fleet weapons Training Area on Vieques and Culebra for Inclusion on the Superfund National Priorities List (August 2004) | EPA propone la Zona de Entrenamiento de Armas de la Flota del Atlántico en Vieques y en Culebra para inclusión en la Lista Nacional de Prioridades de Superfondo (de agosto de 2004) ... Draft Final Closure Plan Open Burn/Open Detonation Site Former Atlantic Fleet Weapons Training Facility Vieques, Puerto Rico (July 2004) ... [Read More]
ATSDR - Vieques, Puerto Rico: Documents Dealing with the Bombing Range
You can obtain printed copies of the documents by communicating with ATSDR (1-888-42-ATSDR.) Printed copies are also available at the Vieques Public Library (Calle Carlos Lebrum, Vieques), the "Fideicomiso de Conservación e Historia de Vieques" (Calle Flamboyán, Vieques) and at the School of Public Health of the University of Puerto Rico (San Juan, Puerto Rico.) ... ATSDR Releases Final Health Assessment on Air Pathway for the Isla de Vieques Bombing Range Site, Vieques, Puerto Rico - Finding is No Apparent Public Health Hazard - September 15, 2003. ... [Read More]
History of of Vieques, Puerto Rico
During the 1940s, the US Navy acquired about 25,000 acres on the western and eastern ends of Vieques, Puerto Rico, an island located about seven miles southeast of mainland Puerto Rico. Vieques was used for naval gunfire support and air-to-ground ordnance training from the 1940's until May 1, 2003, when the Navy ceased all military operations on the island and transferred its property on the eastern side of the island to the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior (DOI). The land was designated as a wildlife refuge. About 8,100 acres of land on the western side of the island, which had been used for the munitions storage, was transferred to DOI, the municipality of Vieques and the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust on May 1, 2001. ... [Read More]
Vieques, Puerto Rico Community Involvement Plan (CIP)
US Navy Vieques Island Web Site ... Vieques Home ... Preguntas guía para las entrevistas de comunidad de EPA relacionadas con el desarrollo de un Plan de Participación Pública para los terrenos que poseía la Marina en el este de Vieques, Puerto Rico (October 2003) ... [Read More]
Fact Sheets / Public Announcements -- Vieques, Puerto Rico
October 2003 Public Announcement ( English / Español ) This announcement informs the public of a public meeting being held and EPA's intentions to conduct community interviews in the month of October to discuss upcoming EPA activities in Vieques. ... US Navy Vieques Public Web site Public Review ... July 2002 Community Fact Sheet ( English / Español ) This fact sheet explains the process for planning and carrying out the environmental investigation on eastern Vieques, as well as cleanup or other actions needed to protect the public and the environment, and opportunities for the public to provide input into this work. ... [Read More]
Welcome to the Puerto Rico Environment
The Atlantic Fleet Weapons Training Area (AFWTA) on Vieques Island, Puerto Rico , is a Superfund site that includes land areas, waters and cays in and around the islands of Vieques and Culebra impacted by 100 years of military training operations, largely by the U.S. Navy. Due to these activities, some land and water may be contaminated with mercury, lead, copper, magnesium, lithium, perchlorate, TNT, napalm, depleted uranium, PCBs, solvents, and pesticides. ... ATLANTIC FLEET WEAPONS TRAINING FACILITY -- Vieques, Puerto Rico ... [Read More]
ATSDR - Vieques, Puerto Rico: Documentos Relacionados al Campo de Bombardeo
(1-888-42- ATSDR .) Copias impresas han sido depositadas en la Biblioteca Pública (Calle Carlos Lebrum, Vieques), el Fideicomiso de Conservación e Historia de Vieques (Calle Flamboyán, Vieques) y la Facultad de Salud Pública de la Universidad de Puerto Rico (San Juan, Puerto Rico.) ... Agencia de Protección del Medio Ambiente de EE.UU., Superfondo, Información relacionada al Área de Entrenamiento con Armas de la Flota del Atlántico ( AFWTA , por sus siglas en inglés) localizadas en y alrededor de las islas municipios de Culebra y Vieques ... [Read More]
ATSDR News - Vieques, Puerto Rico
ATSDR has been involved in the evaluation of potential health hazards related to the Navy's training activities on Vieques, Puerto Rico, since a local resident petitioned the agency to do so in 1999. Drinking water on Vieques, Puerto Rico, is safe and it is not affected by activities at the U.S. Navy's bombing range on the island, according to the ATSDR "Groundwater Public Health Assessment" released in February 2001. ATSDR is now working on assessments of the air, soil, and food-chain environmental pathways. ... [Read More]
ATSDR News - Vieques, Puerto Rico: Documents of Possible Health Effects Associated with Navy Live Fire Activities
ATSDR Web News Isla de Vieques, Puerto Rico ... The following documents were produced by ATSDR in its examination of possible health effects associated with Navy live fire activities on the Island of Vieques: ... [Read More]
ATSDR - PHA - Vieques, Puerto Rico: Air Pathway Evaluation, Bombing Range - Table of Contents
Table 8. Estimated Annual Average Concentrations of Chemical By-products of Explosions in the Residential Areas of Vieques that Resulted from Live Bombing Exercises ... NASD Naval Ammunition Support Detachment (also referred to as West Vieques) ... [Read More]
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