April 30, 2009 - Raytheon wants to zap the toxic plume spreading under the Azalea neighborhood with a combination of hot electrodes and chemical doses designed to neutralize the pollution, according to its latest plan filed this week with state environmental regulators.
There are 10 contaminants in the toxic underground plume, but the predominant ones are a pair of cancer-causing chemicals called 1,4-dioxane and trichloroethene. Workers discovered the contamination in 1991 during construction of the Pinellas Trail, which runs next to the Raytheon property. The pollution originated from a drum storage area on the site, which had belonged to a company called E-Systems.
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