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Military begins sampling soil at Puuloa Range

Two days of soil sampling got under way at Puuloa Range Training Facility in Ewa Beach on Wednesday, three months after the military, the state and the community finalized a plan to address concerns regarding potential lead poisoning of the soil.

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Two days of soil sampling got under way at Puuloa Range Training Facility in Ewa Beach on Wednesday, three months after the military, the state and the community finalized a plan to address concerns regarding potential lead poisoning of the soil. Representatives of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, the state Department of Health, other government officials, scientists, and the community were gathered at the range.
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Areas were measured to be sampled at Puuloa Beach.
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Loleni Coleman, left, helped collect soil samples. .
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Crew members measure areas to be sampled at Puuloa Beach.
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Two days of soil sampling got under way at Puuloa Range Training Facility in Ewa Beach on Wednesday, three months after the military, the state and the community finalized a plan to address concerns regarding potential lead poisoning of the soil. Representatives of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, the state Department of Health, other government officials, scientists, and the community were gathered at the range.
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Representatives of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, the state Department of Health, other government officials, scientists, and the community were gathered at the range.
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Two days of soil sampling got under way at Puuloa Range Training Facility in Ewa Beach on Wednesday, three months after the military, the state and the community finalized a plan to address concerns regarding potential lead poisoning of the soil. Representatives of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, the state Department of Health, other government officials, scientists, and the community were gathered at the range.
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Two days of soil sampling got under way at Puuloa Range Training Facility in Ewa Beach on Wednesday, three months after the military, the state and the community finalized a plan to address concerns regarding potential lead poisoning of the soil. Representatives of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, the state Department of Health, other government officials, scientists, and the community were gathered at the range.

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