High Mecury Level in Hannam Village Water
Just another reason why you should only drink bottled water in Korea:
Tempers flared as about 100 Hannam Village housing residents unloaded frustrations with mercury-tainted drinking water during an emergency town hall meeting Sunday.
Yongsan Garrison commander Col. Ronald Stephens hosted a 90-minute meeting to discuss Friday’s announcement that drinking water samples showed higher-than-tolerated levels of mercury at Hannam and the nearby Army Corps of Engineers Far East District Compound.
Residents were warned Friday not to drink the water — or use it for cooking — until additional tests taken Friday could be evaluated Tuesday. On Saturday, the military confirmed the samples were taken on April 6 — nearly a month before they learned about the mercury.
This also another reason why the USFK plan to close down Yongsan and relocate to Camp Humphreys is needed, so families do not have to live in the Hannam ghetto anymore.Â
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If the water at Hannam Village and FED is too contaminated to consume, and the water comes from the Seoul water distribution system, then why is there no similar warning for the military, civilians and family members who live on the economy in Seoul? Something really doesn't make sense here.
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