Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant: Analysis of Army's Justification To Retain Depot Storage Area

NSIAD-85-159 Published: Sep 30, 1985. Publicly Released: Oct 03, 1985.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Army's justification for retaining a 6,919-acre depot storage area at Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant in Ohio. In addition, GAO attempted to determine whether sanitary landfill sites within the storage area contained hazardous or toxic wastes.

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