The first reports of debris in South Patrick Shores were by workers in the 1950s who discovered vehicular batteries and barrels. Residents believe that past dumping operations were carried out before homes were built. After WWII, toxic chemicals are suspected of contaminating water on bases and nearby communities with chemicals ranging from cleaning solvents, explosives, and firefighting foam.
Our community grassroots effort spearheaded an investigation into what military waste might be buried in yards, under houses, and elsewhere in South Patrick Shores. Together we uncovered and documented military waste through metal detecting, digging, social media, and mapping.
We will continue mapping reported debris throughout Florida and submitting information to the federal agency that can investigate, possibly moving ahead with a cleanup project under the Corps Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) environmental cleanup program.
Report Uncovered Military Debris in Florida here on the website under Submit or send to team@fight4zero.org
- Please attach or provide a link to any images you may have of the military debris you found using dropbox, Smugmug, Google Drive, or a similar site. By submitting photos to us, you hereby assume ownership of copyright work and grant us the exclusive right to display or publish the images on our website or third-party sites with full credit.
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