Nanatsu no Tsuki
20-05-2008, 13:55
Is the Music Capital of the World full of garbage now?!:eek:
http://news.aol.com/story/_a/trash-crisis-sparks-health-worries/20080519161809990001
ROME, Italy (May 19) - The U.S. military in Naples is testing tap water and soil because of health worries from that city's pileup of sometimes smoldering rubbish.
Samples were taken earlier this month from sinks and yards of residences used by Navy and civilian military employees, Navy spokeswoman Lt. Cmdr. Wendy Snyder said Sunday.
The samples were sent to Germany for laboratory analyses, and the results are expected later this month or in early June, Snyder said.
"We just want to take a look at what the potential risks are," Snyder said in a telephone interview.
She said Navy personnel had been anxious about possible health effects, although no link has been found so far to such complaints as rash or itchy eyes, Snyder said.
A U.S. Navy Web site advised: "We do not know the short- or long-term health risks associated with living in Naples, Italy."
Tons of garbage is blocking many sidewalks and streets in the center of Naples and its suburbs, forcing residents to sometimes wade through knee-high trash. Angry residents have taken to burning rubbish, knocking over refuse bins and dumping bags of refuse in the countryside.
What do you think must be done with Naples's garbage problem?
http://news.aol.com/story/_a/trash-crisis-sparks-health-worries/20080519161809990001
ROME, Italy (May 19) - The U.S. military in Naples is testing tap water and soil because of health worries from that city's pileup of sometimes smoldering rubbish.
Samples were taken earlier this month from sinks and yards of residences used by Navy and civilian military employees, Navy spokeswoman Lt. Cmdr. Wendy Snyder said Sunday.
The samples were sent to Germany for laboratory analyses, and the results are expected later this month or in early June, Snyder said.
"We just want to take a look at what the potential risks are," Snyder said in a telephone interview.
She said Navy personnel had been anxious about possible health effects, although no link has been found so far to such complaints as rash or itchy eyes, Snyder said.
A U.S. Navy Web site advised: "We do not know the short- or long-term health risks associated with living in Naples, Italy."
Tons of garbage is blocking many sidewalks and streets in the center of Naples and its suburbs, forcing residents to sometimes wade through knee-high trash. Angry residents have taken to burning rubbish, knocking over refuse bins and dumping bags of refuse in the countryside.
What do you think must be done with Naples's garbage problem?