Lawyer wants U.S. plane fuel emissions studied

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An Italian lawyer has parked a trailer right across the street from where military planes take off from Aviano Air Base, Italy. Vitto Claut says he fears planes that use the base might be causing health problems and wants to examine the fuel the planes use.


Lawyer wants U.S. plane fuel emissions studied
By Kent Harris, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Saturday, January 5, 2008

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy — An Italian lawyer who likens his work to that of American consumer advocate Ralph Nader says he’s concerned about potential health hazards caused by fumes emitted by planes launched from the air base.

He’s even parked a trailer promoting his stance near the runway.

Vitto Claut, who runs a law office in nearby Pordenone, said he wants to obtain a liter’s worth of fuel from the planes to test it for carcinogens.

In particular, he wants to test the fuel used by what he calls the “mysterious” white aircraft on base. When asked to specify what planes he was talking about, Claut said the planes were unmarked, so he couldn’t identify them.

There are two types of aircraft at Aviano that fit that general description: the C-12 Huron and the C-21A.


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