The paper said that pollutants exceeding the permitted limits were detected by investigation into a pollution level of soil and underground water around the U.S. military bases.

It asserted that the carcinogenic substance found in a U.S. base is more dangerous than the novel coronavirus recently causing great concern.

It criticized the U.S. for working hard to make south Korea pay the expense for purification, not content with using the latter's land without charge and polluting it.

It called for making a thorough investigation into the illegal acts of the U.S. forces including the pollution from the U.S. military bases in south Korea which threatens the life and safety of the south Korean people.