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A United States veteran called for more testing to determine if toxic chemical Agent Orange was burnt at the Kindley Field Air Force Base, Bermuda.
A United States veteran called for more testing to determine if toxic chemical Agent Orange was burnt at the Kindley Field Air Force Base, Bermuda.
Ronald Slater, from Washington, said outcry in the United
States about the use of “burn pits” has given him hope that his claims will be
investigated further.
Mr Slater, 75, said: “I’m asking for the sake of the people
of Bermuda, particularly the people in St David’s who were exposed to and
braved that smoke.
“The smoke was so black and thick I could barely find my
way from the truck to the machinery. We are not talking about burning trees and
landscaping debris.
“Someone needs to take the initiative and take a drill
sample at least 20 feet, and they need to know where the pits actually were. I
would be happy to put together a map.”
Mr Slater, a former US Air Force serviceman, first went
public with his claims in 2007 that about 200 barrels of waste — including
dangerous defoliant Agent Orange — were burnt on the Kindley Field Air Force
Base and bulldozed into the sea between 1965 and 1967.
He has said the chemicals, together with the toxic smoke
caused by the fires, caused him and fellow veterans serious medical problems.
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