Mesothelioma and Asbestos

Ravenna Arsenal has been training Ohio Army National Guard troops for the done few years, but the site had been used to study aircraft crash fires as well as make ammunition during both the Korean War as well as the Vietnam War. Its soldierlike history has led to widespread contamination of the site that spans tens of thousands of acres. Waste explosives as well as “pink water” – fluid that is contaminated with TNT – are only part of the problem. Bruce Sullivan, who worked in plant maintenance from 1968 until 1970 said that asbestos was everywhere, so much that they used to possess snowball fights with it. Even at abridged levels of exposure, asbestos is known to cause cancer as well as humorless respiratory illnesses.

Cleanup efforts at the arsenal began back in 1989 as well as will likely continue until 2018 at a cost of over $150 million. Just in the done year, the cleanup has included the removal of three deteriorated 500-pound live bombs. The Ohio National Guard’s environmental supervisor said that their mission of training soldiers comes earliest, but they need to do their work in a way that doesn’t mess up the environment.

As each section of the arsenal site is decontaminated, control is passed to the Ohio National Guard. The Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant/Base Closure Realignment Commission still needs to uncluttered up nearly 1,300 acres of the site.

For the filled story, go to Cleveland.com.