Naples test results being withheld

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Mountains of uncollected trash raise health concerns with residents in Naples, Italy.


Naples test results being withheld
By Lisa M. Novak, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Friday, June 13, 2008

NAPLES, Italy — Results are in from the pilot study of soil and water samples Navy environmental officials conducted recently in Naples, but don’t expect to see them anytime soon. The findings were validated this week, but are being withheld indefinitely.

A notice posted June 5 on the Naval Support Activity Naples command Web said the report would be ready the following week and "shared with everyone at that time."

Asked Wednesday for the test results, Kelly Burdick, spokeswoman for Naval Facilities Engineering Command Europe, based in Naples, said they were not ready to be released.

"This past week there were delays in the scientific process at the lab (calibration and quality assurance checks) and we have just received the validated data," Burdick said in an e-mail.

The study is part of a public health assessment the Navy began earlier this year to determine the extent of health hazards of living in Naples.


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