Toxic National Guard armories: “My colleagues were being poisoned”
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Channel: The Oregonian · 2016 · News & Politics
Mary Ann Dunwell, worked for the Montana Department of Environmental Quality. In 2013, the agency evacuated its employees from a former National Guard armory in Helena after discovering lead contamination. Dunwell said that while she worked in the building as the agency’s spokeswoman, an itchy, crusty rash broke out around her eyes at least twice a year. She developed sinus headaches. She became irritable and nervous, a condition that worsened the longer she spent in the building. Read the special watchdog report from The Oregonian/OregonLive here: at http://bit.ly/toxic-armories Sign up for email updates about this story here: bit.ly/armories-signup Subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=oregoniannews See more on our website: http://www.oregonlive.com/#/0 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Oregonian Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theoregonian/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theoregonian/ Find us on Snapchat: the.oregonian (or click here for mobile users: https://www.snapchat.com/add/the.oregonian)
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