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Credit: Reuters/Truth Leem By Jeremy Laurence SEOUL | Wed May 25, 2011 9:03am EDT SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea opened a second investigation in days into a report that the U.S. military dumped toxic chemicals near the capital decades ago, a Defense Ministry official said on Wednesday, threatening to trigger an anti-American backlash. Experts have been sent to the former U.S. base in Bucheon, west of Seoul, to check out the claims after South Korean media reported that a U.S. veteran had said "hundreds of gallons" of chemicals were buried there between 1963 and 1964. The accusations could rekindle anti-American sentiment in the country, which saw big protests against the import of U.S. beef in 2008 and over the deaths of two South Korean girls hit by a U.S. military vehicle in 2002. The United States has nearly 30,000 troops in South Korea, and the two countries are grappling with how to deal with North Korea's nuclear program. South Korea's foreign ministry said the two countries, which are close allies, consider the issue serious, and local media called on the U.S. to come clean on the "alarming" revelations. "Even the slightest hint that the U.S. military is hiding something could lead to widespread public distrust," the top selling Chosun Ilbo newspaper wrote in an editorial. The latest revelations emerged after South Korean media this week uncovered comments made on the "Korean War Project," a website for ex-servicemen, a decade ago that "every imaginable chemical" had been dumped by U.S. forces at the Bucheon base between 1963-64. The base, about 20 km (12 miles) west of Seoul, was returned to South Korea in 1993 and is now used by South Korean engineering troops. The defense ministry official, who declined to be identified, said the Environment Ministry was also investigating the chemical dumping claims. The U.S. military on Wednesday attempted to distance itself from the latest report. "Once the installation was returned to the ROK government, it became their responsibility," said United States Forces Korea (USFK) spokeswoman Cenethea Lofbom. "The U.S.-ROK Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) does not impose any liability upon the U.S. government for the condition of former installations after they have been returned and accepted by the ROK government," she said, referring to South Korea by the acronym of its official name, the Republic of Korea. The latest allegations come after three ex-servicemen revealed last week that they had buried the toxic chemical defoliant Agent Orange at Camp Carroll in Chilgok, about 300 km (200 miles) southeast of the capital, in 1978. At the weekend, the South Korean and USFK launched a joint investigation into that report. USFK on Monday confirmed a large amount of chemicals were buried at the site but said they had been removed more than 30 years ago. It said a review of military records showed trace elements of dioxin had been found at the site. It did not specify what chemicals. Agent Orange was used to clear vegetation during the Vietnam War and was also used years later around demilitarized zones on the peninsula which was divided after the 1950-1953 Korean War. The toxic herbicide is suspected of causing serious health problems, including cancer, and birth defects. (Additional reporting by Taeyi Kim; Editing by Robert Birsel and Alex Richardson) World South Korea Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (2) synesthete wrote: I’d say, sure, we should clean up the mess. But anti-American backlash? If not for America, the whole thing would be like North Korea. Clean it up yourselves. May 25, 2011 9:41am EDT -- Report as abuse eron wrote: Ok first of all WTF is up with the photo shopped pic at the top of the article? Im guessing some light bulb figured they would help all the “stupid americans” by translating it from Korean? If that was the case exercise good journalistic ethics and put the original pic in with a subtitle saying what it says. Next 1960′s, a modest army base(force not ID ed here but its in other articles), behind a motorpool(also not mentioned here), trace dioxin and a mere few hundred gallons. To me it sounds like its probably just used motor oil. Either way like the SK government says, they took the base back as is and a few mildly toxic hole in the ground is a small price to pay for not being part of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea better know as North Korea AKA Sarah Palin’s greatest ally in the pacific May 25, 2011 9:52am EDT -- Report as abuse See All Comments » Add Your Comment Social Stream (What's this?) © Copyright 2011 Thomson Reuters Editorial Editions: Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom United States Reuters Contact Us Advertise With Us Help Journalism Handbook Archive Site Index Video Index Reader Feedback Mobile Newsletters RSS Podcasts Widgets Your View Analyst Research Thomson Reuters Copyright Disclaimer Privacy Professional Products Professional Products Support Financial Products About Thomson Reuters Careers Online Products Acquisitions Monthly Buyouts Venture Capital Journal International Financing Review Project Finance International PEhub.com PE Week FindLaw Super Lawyers Attorney Rating Service Reuters on Facebook Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. 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