韩国美军基地一带没有化学毒气威胁

U.S. officials say they are optimistic a joint investigation underway with the South Korean government will conclude that there are no present environmental dangers from the alleged burial, decades ago, of toxic chemicals on a American military base in the country.

美国官员说，美方正在同韩国政府进行的联合调查很可能得出的结论是，在韩美军基地一带没有环境污染威胁。有报道说，几十年前，在美军基地附近有人掩埋了不少有毒化学物质，有可能造成环境污染。

U.S. Ambassador Kathleen Stephens told reporters in Seoul on Friday potential health concerns to South Koreans, American military personnel and their dependents prompted a quick and full investigation.

美国驻韩国大使凯瑟琳.斯蒂芬斯星期五在首尔对记者谈到了可能对当地居民、美国军人以及家属造成的环境卫生威胁。她说，这促使有关方面很快展开了全面调查。

"We've got to figure out what happened," she said. "These are charges that date from over 30 years ago. But I think we've made some progress in doing that. And this joint investigation is going along and will continue until we feel that we've addressed the issue to the satisfaction of all concerned."

斯蒂芬斯说：“我们必须调查清楚发生了什么。有人说，三十年前曾发生了这种污染环境的问题。但是，我认为，我们在调查方面已经取得了一些进展。联合调查还在进行当中并且还将进行下去，直到我们解决问题，让受到影响的各个方面都感到满意。”

Lee Won-seok, a researcher at South Korea’s National Institute of Environmental Research, says there is nothing alarming from preliminary findings near Camp Carroll, a U.S. military base covering 40 hectares, in the southeastern part of the country.

韩国国立环境研究院的研究员李元硕(音译)说，在韩国东南部的卡罗尔美国军事基地，占地约四十英亩，目前，有关方面作出的初步调查结果表明，没有什么特别需要引起警觉的问题。