Ever-serious
environmental pollution in the US military base
Recently a
south Korean environmental body made public a result of pollution level in the US military bases
it conducted last year.
According to
a result, 14 places out of 15 exceeded soil pollution level, in particular, oil and lead pollution reached over 100 times than
permitted
limit so that the soil became a
barren land.
According to a survey conducted by professors of medicine at Dankook University among
917 residents living around the US
military base in Pyeongtaek, majority of the residents suffer diseases
including heart trouble, psychosis and hypertension. In particular, an outbreak
of melancholia, autism and schizophrenia among the pupils in Pyeongtaek hit
eight times compared to other regions. It is said that a child out of four
children living around the US helicopter
landing field suffer insomnia.
According to an interim report released by the USFK and the south Korean
authorities, environmental pollution in the US
military bases in North Jeolla Province and its vicinity become a serious problem.
In particular, the soil pollution by oil reached 26 times compared to
standard level and underground water pollution exceeded the three times.
To the south Korean people the USFK is a source of
misfortune and agony. The south Korean people should turn out in the struggle
for the withdrawal of the US
troops from south
Korea.
