Tainted Water Supplied by Major US Contractor may Have Sickened US Soldiers in Iraq: Report

by Thilaka on  March 11, 2008 at 4:42 PM General Health News
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Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell emphasized however that no definite link between the outbreak of illness and the water has been established.

"Based upon this IG report, there is no evidence that any of the illnesses were related to the water," he said, adding that since 2006 all water supplied to US troops "has met all the standards."

Spokeswoman Heather Browne, KBR director of communications, said Monday that any problems with the quality of the water provided to soldiers in Iraq had been rectified.

"KBR's production and treatment of water used by the troops and KBR's own personnel has met or exceeded all applicable military and contract standards," she said.

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