European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 23, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Apr Tophom protest against pollutants in the Rhine River. Level was slightly above the recommended maximum Standard Greece in the Athens area. The Waler is generally very Good and Safe 1o drink from the tap according to maj. Robert g. Senchy a Bio environmental Engineer Al hell Nikon a  no problems with nitrates in the water. However authorities have no Reading for the smaller villages and towns. To be certain about lha safety of water in these areas As Well As on Crete and the other islands drink bottled water said 1st in Gregory Beers civil engineering chief and Quality Assurance evaluator at Iraklion air station. Turkey when in Turkey ton l drink the water both amoebic dysentery and infectious hepatitis Are prevalent in Iho country. Although the  of the Vyater Supply in the Ankara area could be categorized As Good frequent drops in Chlorina Liori Levels and inter Ruplin of water service Lead to con lamination of the municipal water Supply. As a result Bio environmental officials slate categorically that Only commercially bottled water should be consumed a John Hess chief of  engineering Tor the air Force clinic at Ankara air Lalion. Cautions against drinking water  reusable live  that Ara delivered door to door. These bottles reportedly contain Spring water but the source is unknown and its health Quality untested. Near Ankara there is a problem with nitrate Levels in Iho water Supply in specific locales however the City s municipal water Supply typically does not have a High nitrate level on the other hand he we Waer Supply feeding Ankara air station does tend to have higher nitrate Levels As a result notices Are published on base to remind everyone thai although the water to Safe for consumption it should not to Given to int Anis or used in making Alanl formulas the sanitary Quality of wafer in Mir is considered poor based on the tack of water treatment processes even though the Overall Quality of drinking Wawior meals the minimum Epa guidelines said sgt Cynthia a Baldwin non commissioned office run charge of  engineering for Ina air f0co clime in Izmir i is there lore Saler to drink , a summer water shortage is expected in Izmir because of Caico Winter rainfall. Inc Itsik does not Monitor off base water people Are told not to drink from the tap j d Sharon Estes Herrera of the Frankfurt Amy regional medical Center Seta up filtering apparatus used in testing water samplings from . Military installations. Monitoring on base water by Janet d Agostino medical writer drinking water surveillance programs for Usa eur and Tor Safe Are Sel up to ensure that wafer on All military bases is Safe to drink from the tap. Water distributed throughout Usa eur facilities is treated and monitored according to standards required by the . Environmental Protection Agency the army s 1qlh medical Laboratory at lands Uhl wast Germany tests drinking water from army facilities and teased housing Nihro Ghoul Europe Tho nine . Army hospitals in West Germany one in Belgium and one in itary Are responsible for monitoring chlorine Levels and bacterial contamination tha Safe environmental health Laboratory tests. Drinking water Nihro Ghoul the command according to the standards of the european Community which Are similar to Epa standards. The presence of Industrial chemicals nol covered by dec standards is being monitored in a special study by Iho. Occupational and environmental health Laboratory Al Brooks fab in Texas said Raj. Kent Stringham officer in charge of environmental engineering Section 61 the Safe environmental health Laboratory in Wiesbaden West Germany water used on us military installations is usually purchased from Host nations or provided through Wells. Controlled by the military As allowed by local Laws. Water on army and air Force military bases is usually cd Tormale when it arrives for Tro Almont chlorine is usually used As o disinfectant to kill harmful bacteria and chlorine Levels Are checked monthly or weekly at military facilities. In Moat european countries water is not fluoridated As it is in the United Stales. Fluoridation reduces the number of denial cavities in children. Usa eur adds fluoride in drinking  but Safe does not routinely do so. Instead fluoride pills Are distributed to families with children through air Force dental clinics potentially harmful substances in dry King water such As heavy meals pesticides and radioactivity Are monitored annually or every few years according to Epa and dec standards the Epa revised drinking water regulations in 1986 and is expanding its list of potentially harmful substances that must to tested for in drinking water monitoring Lor these potentially harmful substances is easy said Willy neat chief of the environmental chemistry division of the preventive Medicine department at the Lola medical Laboratory in lands Uhl the difficult part is determining what concentration in Iho dunking water is Likely to cause a health problem Over a a feline because Lew studies have been done concerning Tow Devol exposure to Many of the Industrial pollutants he said families living in military  housing Are notified when nitrate Levels exceed the Standard value. Excessive nitrate can be harmful to infants. Residents Are advised not to use tap Wajer when making infant formulas or to give infants Lap water in bottles nursing mothers and pregnant women Ontso May be advised nol to drink the water. Levels Are then lowered to concentrations that Are harmless to older children and adults. Water with a High Content of nitrates can be mixed with clean water to Tower the level. Two army communities that have at least one water source exceeding allowed nitrate Levels Are in Bamberg and Asch Henburg said col. Philip Perkins environmental health engineering consultant for the medical come in Heidelberg West Germany. The army communities at shape Belgium Ansbach Schwei Lurl and gop Pongon frequently exceed nitrate standards bul currently Are within the prescribed limits he said to Safe communities exceed acceptable nitrate limits said capt. Daniel turek chief Bio environmental engineering of the air Force regional medical cell or at Wiesbaden. The Epa has called Lead in drinking water a health  Leach in Lofio Waler from Toad pipes used in some old water systems. Too much Lead to the human body can Causa serious damage to the brain kidneys and nervous system Lead Levels in drinking water Are Likely to be High in your Home or water system has Lead pipes or Copper pipes with Lead solder. You have soft or acidic water. Water remains in pipes Lor several hours people living in old Homes with old water pipes can Tower the concentration of Lead in Lap water by letting the water run a Lew minutes or until it is cold before using it there have been isolated problems with Lead in the water on Safe facilities Arvd to those instances pipes were replaced or other action taken Stringham said. So Lar there have been Only a few cases in which Lead Levels have1 exceeded the maximum contamination level in army facilities throughout Europe Cal said in those instances it was recommended that if the problem could not be corrected by Iho housing director the occupants should use bottled water Lor drinking and cooking since Lead usually leaches into the water Falci if leaves Tho treatment Plant Usa eur plans to intensify its sampling for Lead in the distribution system including schools so clime this year Perkins sad. The Epa recently advised that drinking water a every school in the United slates including Day care centers and kindergartens should be tasted for harmful evets of Lead jri23,1939 the stars and stripes Page 15