Saturday, August 25, 2007

South Carolina officials to test drinking water in rural Barnwell County to see if a 36-year-old nuclear waste dump has polluted private wells

August 21, 2007 - Recently opened state records show tritium pollution beneath the landfill exceeds safe drinking water standards established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The contamination, which flows off the landfill to a creek, also rivals pollution on parts of the nearby Savannah River Site, a nuclear weapons complex with a history of groundwater pollution, The State newspaper reported Sunday.


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