The Nation - News from Jan. 26, 1986
Reversing earlier statements, the Army admitted it found a poisonous chemical at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal five months before reports disclosed the chemical had polluted nearby drinking wells. Army officials had claimed the toxic solvent TCE was discovered only after the Denver Post reported in July that the chemical had contaminated wells supplying 30,000 people. The Army now says it had the first test results from well samples last February.
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