The U.S. military lies were exposed: After the alarm was lifted, water near Pearl Harbor was still polluted

According to Hawaiian local media Honolulu Civil Beat recently reported that researchers at the University of Hawaii found that after the US Navy and the Hawaii Ministry of Health announced the "safety" sources of drinking water, the water supply system near the U.S. Navy's "Red Mountain" underground oil depot was "Red Mountain" underground oil depot. In the collected sample, the ingredients of aviation fuel can still be detected. At the end of last year, the fuel leakage occurred in the oil depot, causing water to be polluted by local residents.

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It is reported that on Tuesday morning, the website of the University of Hawaii issued the press releases and data of the relevant research results, and this result contradicts the previous statement of the Ministry of Health (DOH) of the Military and Hawaii. There have been no fuel components of the water source.

The research results revealed that the research team of the University of Hawaii found a low-concentration JP-5 aviation fuel component from the sample collected by the naval water supply system in April and May. The team also stated that after the "Drinking Water" warning on March 18, the Ministry of Health of Hawaii, from Ford Island, Pearl Harbor-Hicham Joint Base, and Mauka, Mauka The result is still positive.

At the same time, the Hawaii Ministry of Health stated that it still focuses on protecting the drinking water in Hawaii, but it depends on the testing method of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The department stated that "the test shows that the water of the naval water supply system is in line with the strict drinking water standards of the US Environmental Protection Agency and the Hawaii Ministry of Health."

The U.S. Navy also insisted that drinking water near the base is safe, saying that the long-term monitoring results show that "JP-5 pollution is not detected in the water of the water supply system." The U.S. Navy's Hawaiian spokesman said in a statement: "The Navy will continue to cooperate with the University of Hawaii and other partners at all levels of the local, state, and federals to ensure that the water from the navy water supply system is safe in all uses in all uses. ","

The report mentioned that the above -mentioned survey results page released by the University of Hawaii was deleted within a few hours, and the press conference that was originally scheduled to announce the results of the investigation was also canceled. Research team volunteer Kate Needham said the data was originally scheduled to be released in early May, but it was delayed many times. She was informed as early as July 1 that the university had informed the US Navy's investigation results, and the US Navy had provided millions of dollars to the university this year.

She said: "They published it silently and deleted it again, which made me very disturbing. This is not only sorry for the residents who should know this information, but also sorry for those scientists who are doing professional risks. "

According to the Associated Press reported on August 5, the results of the above -mentioned results announced on Thursday, two days later, the Hawaii Sandalwood Mountain Water Supply Committee acknowledged that in a monitoring well near the U.S. Navy "Red Mountain" underground oil depot that had previously leaked in aviation fuel, it was detected. A small amount of chemicals that only exist in coal, oil and gasoline.

The committee stated that its sample collection location was located at about 1500 feet (457 meters) in the southeast of the oil depot, and a low -concentration polychic aromatology was found. After sharing this data with the Hawaii Ministry of Health and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, these two institutions believe that the level of concentration is expected to not have any impact on health, but it is agreed to continue to monitor. The committee also said that the total petroleum hydrocarbon was found in the same basis.

According to Xinhua News Agency, in November 2021, the US Navy Base was built in the "Red Mountain" underground oil depot built in Wawu Island, Hawaii. The family of the household complained that the tap water has odor, and some people have discomfort such as nausea and vomiting after drinking water.

After the incident, the Ministry of Health of Hawaii requested that the oil depot involved immediately, while installing the water treatment system and submitting a safe drying oil depot. In January 2022, the U.S. Navy finally agreed to dry the underground oil depot to solve the problem of fuel leakage and avoid continuing to pollute the drinking water sources in surrounding residential areas.

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