The Navy Bomb Disposal School , was a

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era U.S. naval training installation built on American University property in

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Environmental impact

During World War II, American University allowed the

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to use part of its campus for

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training. In 1993, a construction worker stumbled upon some of the buried munitions. This led to major cleanup efforts in the 1990s and 2000s (decade) on the site, which included a corner of the university and several neighboring residences.

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