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Hawaii: High levels of diesel found at Tripler well
http://thegardenisland.com/news/state-and-regional/high-levels-of-diesel-found-at-tripler-well/article_86d96b1c-d2d5-56f8-8951-0b6860c6b3c3.htmlHigh levels of diesel found at Tripler well
Posted: Thursday, May 22, 2014 10:56 am
HONOLULU (AP) — High levels of diesel have been detected at a Tripler Army Medical Center monitoring well on Oahu, the state Department of Health said.
State Deputy Health Director Gary Gill told a Honolulu City Council committee on Wednesday that the Navy notified him about the contaminant last week.
Preliminary findings showed 790 and 660 micrograms per liter, above the Health Department's "environmental action level" of 100 micrograms, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser (http://bit.ly/1okGWb6) reported.
The discovery comes months after the Navy said an underground storage tank at nearby Red Hill leaked up to 27,000 gallons of jet fuel. The cause of the leak has not yet been determined. It's also not clear whether the Red Hill and Tripler contamination cases are related.
