May 26, 2009 - How do you build luxury condos on top of a Superfund site? Local residents are outraged.
Real estate developer Mike Cohen and his investors plan to shell out over $100 million to transform almost 100 acres of Superfund land into a luxury waterfront village. The land is made up largely of industrial waste from a nine-story copper smelter, including the remains of an arsenic kitchen.
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Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste Material are issues families all across America are afflicted with daily.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Illinois Neighborhood Warned of Well Contamination
May 27, 2009 - The Illinois Department of Public Health has issued an advisory about possible well water contamination in the Fox Lake area. Residents whose drinking water comes from private wells should seek private lab testing to check for possible groundwater contamination.
Routine testing turned up evidence of the chemicals benzene and dichloromethane. Long term exposure in elevated levels may increase risks for liver, kidney, bone and blood problems.
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Routine testing turned up evidence of the chemicals benzene and dichloromethane. Long term exposure in elevated levels may increase risks for liver, kidney, bone and blood problems.
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Kentucky Oil Company Faces Criminal Investigation
May 26, 2009- A Kentucky oil company faces a criminal investigation and possible $25,000-per-day fines for multiple environmental violations that have marred the local community, according to a report by Convenience Store News Online. Childers Oil Co., a petroleum vendor and operator of 45 convenience stores, is responsible for a serious oil sludge leak in November of last year and a diesel fuel leak February. According to government records, Childers Oil, which is based in the eastern Kentucky city of Whitesburg, has also been cited for at least 10 other violations since 1995.
The November incident occurred when oil waste from a Childers Oil facility permeated the Kentucky River just one mile upstream from the city’s water plant. Then, in February, massive amounts of diesel fuel were released from numerous storage tanks belonging to Childers. The diesel leak exposed area residents to contaminated water for a 10-day period, during which time the city could only warn them not to cook, drink, or bathe in the water.
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The November incident occurred when oil waste from a Childers Oil facility permeated the Kentucky River just one mile upstream from the city’s water plant. Then, in February, massive amounts of diesel fuel were released from numerous storage tanks belonging to Childers. The diesel leak exposed area residents to contaminated water for a 10-day period, during which time the city could only warn them not to cook, drink, or bathe in the water.
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Judge Blocks CT Excavation at Superfund Site
May 26, 2009- A Superior Court judge today blocked a man from doing excavation work on land that is part of the Raymark Industries Superfund site in Stratford.
State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal sought the emergency court order on behalf of the state Department of Environmental Protection after the man -- identified by Blumenthal as Joseph Marcell -- refused to obey a DEP-issued order telling Marcell to stop excavating "highly contaminated soil" that was once part of the former automotive-brake factory, Blumenthal said.
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State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal sought the emergency court order on behalf of the state Department of Environmental Protection after the man -- identified by Blumenthal as Joseph Marcell -- refused to obey a DEP-issued order telling Marcell to stop excavating "highly contaminated soil" that was once part of the former automotive-brake factory, Blumenthal said.
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Gainesville FL Officials Demand Koppers Contamination Answers
May 26, 2009- The city of Gainesville reacted Thursday to data released late last week showing high levels of contamination on a city-owned buffer between the Koppers wood treatment facility and a single-family residential area.
"I was shocked and appalled to learn that the area of contamination from the Cabot/Koppers Superfund site is now adversely affecting the daily lives of area residents," wrote Commissioner Lauren Poe in a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency. "For decades I have watched Beazer East engage in round after round of testing to determine the extent of this growing menace to our community ... Yet after years of testing, there is still no final resolution."
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"I was shocked and appalled to learn that the area of contamination from the Cabot/Koppers Superfund site is now adversely affecting the daily lives of area residents," wrote Commissioner Lauren Poe in a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency. "For decades I have watched Beazer East engage in round after round of testing to determine the extent of this growing menace to our community ... Yet after years of testing, there is still no final resolution."
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Concerns Raised Over MI Dioxane Cleanup
May 26, 2009- An effort to change the cleanup of contaminated groundwater has come under fire by local residents and government officials who’ve been keeping an eye on the issue for more than 20 years.
At Wednesday’s annual meeting of the Coalition for Action on Remediation of Dioxane, residents said that requested changes filed by Pall Life Sciences earlier this month with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality would allow higher amounts of the contaminant, 1,4-dioxane, in the groundwater. As a result, they said, the 1,4-dioxane, a presumed carcinogen, could flow northward and reach Ann Arbor’s primary drinking water supply at Barton Pond.
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At Wednesday’s annual meeting of the Coalition for Action on Remediation of Dioxane, residents said that requested changes filed by Pall Life Sciences earlier this month with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality would allow higher amounts of the contaminant, 1,4-dioxane, in the groundwater. As a result, they said, the 1,4-dioxane, a presumed carcinogen, could flow northward and reach Ann Arbor’s primary drinking water supply at Barton Pond.
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Tainted Soil Costly For Everett, WA District
May 26, 2009- The Everett School District likely will have to pay more than $450,000 to haul contaminated soil from land that could someday be home to a new administration building.
Records from the state Department of Ecology show soil and groundwater contamination from diesel and gasoline on the site. The district in 1986 bought the property, which once housed gas stations and a fuel distribution company. The contamination was reported to the state in December.
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Records from the state Department of Ecology show soil and groundwater contamination from diesel and gasoline on the site. The district in 1986 bought the property, which once housed gas stations and a fuel distribution company. The contamination was reported to the state in December.
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Waste Has IN Property Over A Barrel
May 26, 2009- No one wants to own the hazardous waste-soaked Hassan Barrel site. The defunct company’s Summer Street location and several neighboring properties weren’t sold last fall when Allen County conducted its tax sale to collect delinquent taxes.
The $20,000 in back taxes isn’t worth the risk of helping to pay to clean up the property, said Dave Fuller, Allen County building commissioner. Federal officials have said employees stored barrels of caustic chemicals in sheds and trailers and eventually dumped the waste into huge trash bins and open pits because the cost of disposing the waste grew too high over the years. But what they were dumping was a toxic brew of paint waste, volatile chemicals such as butanone, ethyl benzene and toluene and heavy metals such as cadmium, chromium, lead and mercury. The chemicals can cause health problems including cancer, kidney and liver damage and lung problems.
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The $20,000 in back taxes isn’t worth the risk of helping to pay to clean up the property, said Dave Fuller, Allen County building commissioner. Federal officials have said employees stored barrels of caustic chemicals in sheds and trailers and eventually dumped the waste into huge trash bins and open pits because the cost of disposing the waste grew too high over the years. But what they were dumping was a toxic brew of paint waste, volatile chemicals such as butanone, ethyl benzene and toluene and heavy metals such as cadmium, chromium, lead and mercury. The chemicals can cause health problems including cancer, kidney and liver damage and lung problems.
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Sewer Lines Polluting Ithaca, NY Neighborhood
May 26, 2009- A new report from the state Department of Environmental Conservation shows elevated levels of contaminants like trichloroethylene (TCE) above city sewer lines that originate from Emerson Power Transmission, Axiohm and Therm Incorporated, though a DEC engineer said the agency is not yet prepared to name Axiohm and Therm as sources of pollution.
Two months ago, DEC officials told the public that the pollution in their South Hill neighborhoods does not come from Emerson's fire water reservoir, as long believed. It comes from the sewers.
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Two months ago, DEC officials told the public that the pollution in their South Hill neighborhoods does not come from Emerson's fire water reservoir, as long believed. It comes from the sewers.
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San Antonio's Toxic Triangle Residents Still Seek Justice
May 26, 2009- It’s been more than two decades since plumes of toxic chemicals were discovered seeping from the former Kelly Air Force Base into the soil and groundwater under the surrounding neighborhoods. More than 20,000 homes sit above these plumes in an area residents have come to call the “Toxic Triangle” because of higher than normal rates of cancer and birth defects.
Residents of the Toxic Triangle who have watched neighbors and family members sicken and die believe those chemicals — primarily trichloroethylene (TCE), a degreasing agent, and tetrachloroethylene (PCE), a paint stripper and dry-cleaning chemical — are the cause of the area’s high incidences of liver, kidney, and other cancers.
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Residents of the Toxic Triangle who have watched neighbors and family members sicken and die believe those chemicals — primarily trichloroethylene (TCE), a degreasing agent, and tetrachloroethylene (PCE), a paint stripper and dry-cleaning chemical — are the cause of the area’s high incidences of liver, kidney, and other cancers.
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PA Blue Bell Gas Leak a Lingering Problem 11 Years later
May 26, 2009- Eleven years after a massive gasoline leak from Blue Bell Gulf tainted groundwater and sent vapors through a swath of Whitpain Township, the problems it caused haven't been solved.
The cleanup bill for the 13,000-gallon leak is $12.1 million and climbing. Dozens of neighbors of the former station are a decade into a court fight over the pollution that remains years from a tidy ending. The gas station's owner, now unemployed, is trying to get off the hook for the entire cost of the mess.
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The cleanup bill for the 13,000-gallon leak is $12.1 million and climbing. Dozens of neighbors of the former station are a decade into a court fight over the pollution that remains years from a tidy ending. The gas station's owner, now unemployed, is trying to get off the hook for the entire cost of the mess.
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US Arsenic Levels in Well Water Higher Than Thought
May 26, 2009- Arsenic is a well-known toxic chemical that the Environmental Protection Agency and the World Health Organization list as a known carcinogen. While arsenic occurs naturally, it can also be found in industrial applications such as leather and wood treatments and pesticides.
Man-made arsenic contamination results from the manufacture of metals and alloys, petroleum refining, and the burning of fossil fuels and wastes. “These industrial activities have created a strong legacy of arsenic pollution throughout the United States,” says an EPA report from April 2004. “The combination of high toxicity and widespread occurrence has created a pressing need for effective monitoring and measurement of arsenic in soil and groundwater.”
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Man-made arsenic contamination results from the manufacture of metals and alloys, petroleum refining, and the burning of fossil fuels and wastes. “These industrial activities have created a strong legacy of arsenic pollution throughout the United States,” says an EPA report from April 2004. “The combination of high toxicity and widespread occurrence has created a pressing need for effective monitoring and measurement of arsenic in soil and groundwater.”
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'Perfect Storm' surrounds Chicago Contaminated Home
May 26, 2009- The first sign was a rip in the wall of the second floor. Then, the wood awning above the back patio began breaking off. And just last month a crack appeared in the cement floor of the basement. Drawing a straight line from top to bottom would connect all three defects.
Riess hasn't lived in the house for nearly 20 months because high levels of radioactivity were discovered in the basement shortly after she bought it in 2004. The contamination came to light after three of her dogs died of bone cancer.
Like many other houses in West Chicago, Riess' house had been contaminated with radioactive thorium from an old gas light factory nearby. However, unlike most of the other houses in the city, the contamination hadn't been cleaned.
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Riess hasn't lived in the house for nearly 20 months because high levels of radioactivity were discovered in the basement shortly after she bought it in 2004. The contamination came to light after three of her dogs died of bone cancer.
Like many other houses in West Chicago, Riess' house had been contaminated with radioactive thorium from an old gas light factory nearby. However, unlike most of the other houses in the city, the contamination hadn't been cleaned.
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Santa Clarita, CA Plans Park On Contaminated Land
May 18, 2009 - A city plan to buy a piece of contaminated land near Placerita Canyon is drawing criticism. It's also drawing comparisons to another infamous toxic-waste site.
The city of Santa Clarita plans to spend $2.5 million to buy the 140-acre Special Devices site near Placerita Canyon, said Rick Gould, city of Santa Clarita park director. The site was the home to Special Devices Inc. The company manufactured explosives for the air bags used in automotive safety systems, and explosive release charges for the doors on the Mercury space capsules, Gould said.
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The city of Santa Clarita plans to spend $2.5 million to buy the 140-acre Special Devices site near Placerita Canyon, said Rick Gould, city of Santa Clarita park director. The site was the home to Special Devices Inc. The company manufactured explosives for the air bags used in automotive safety systems, and explosive release charges for the doors on the Mercury space capsules, Gould said.
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California City Wins Lawsuit Regarding Dry Cleaning Pollution
May 20, 2009 - A San Francisco jury has awarded $18.3 million to Modesto in a long-running lawsuit the city filed 11 years ago against producers of dry cleaning chemicals that leached into soil and polluted groundwater.
Modesto intends to put the money away for groundwater cleanup and to pay its attorneys' fees in the case.
The city argues that the chemical makers -- Dow Chemical of Michigan and PPG Industries of Pennsylvania -- bear a share of the responsibility for what could amount to $100 million in costs to remove perchloroethylene, a chemical referred to as PCE that is suspected of causing cancer, from Modesto groundwater.
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Modesto intends to put the money away for groundwater cleanup and to pay its attorneys' fees in the case.
The city argues that the chemical makers -- Dow Chemical of Michigan and PPG Industries of Pennsylvania -- bear a share of the responsibility for what could amount to $100 million in costs to remove perchloroethylene, a chemical referred to as PCE that is suspected of causing cancer, from Modesto groundwater.
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Environmentalists Press for NJ River Cleanup
May 17, 2009 - The Raritan River is New Jersey's forgotten waterway, the largest river in the state but one that lacks the star power of the Hudson, which has Manhattan so close, or the Passaic, whose entire lower stretch is designated a superfund site.
It's time to change that, environmentalists said Friday at a symposium dedicated to the Raritan that is to be held annually. It needs major toxic cleanup and more public access points, they said.
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It's time to change that, environmentalists said Friday at a symposium dedicated to the Raritan that is to be held annually. It needs major toxic cleanup and more public access points, they said.
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Residential Florida Neighborhood Warned of Poor Soil Test Results
May 16, 2009 - Test results of soil just west of the Koppers wood treatment facility on N.W. 23rd Avenue show that levels of dioxin — a compound that affects immune and reproductive systems — exceed state and national standards for residential areas.
The levels of arsenic, a known carcinogen, and benzo(a)pyrene also exceeded state standards.
The Alachua County Health Department hand-delivered notices to the 20 households nearest the boundary Friday, notifying them of the contamination and warning that children should be kept away from the 20-foot right of way between the neighborhood and the industrial site where chemical levels were the highest.
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The levels of arsenic, a known carcinogen, and benzo(a)pyrene also exceeded state standards.
The Alachua County Health Department hand-delivered notices to the 20 households nearest the boundary Friday, notifying them of the contamination and warning that children should be kept away from the 20-foot right of way between the neighborhood and the industrial site where chemical levels were the highest.
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Friday, May 15, 2009
Staten Islanders Proactive with Contaminated Soil
May 15, 2009- Port Richmond community members are taking matters into their own hands when it comes to soil contamination in their neighborhood. Last week, residents created giant signs warning people away from a lead contaminated empty lot on the corner of Richmond Terrace and Park Avenue and informing them not to play at nearby Veterans Park.
At a meeting tomorrow, the Port Richmond Improvement Association will continue the conversation about the high levels of lead confirmed by the federal Environmental Protection Agency to be in the soil in the former lead factory site at 2000 Richmond Terr. as well as the lead and arsenic contamination at Veteran's Park.
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At a meeting tomorrow, the Port Richmond Improvement Association will continue the conversation about the high levels of lead confirmed by the federal Environmental Protection Agency to be in the soil in the former lead factory site at 2000 Richmond Terr. as well as the lead and arsenic contamination at Veteran's Park.
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Oklahoma Town Gets Double Whammy
May 15, 2009- As Thomas Wolfe said, “You can never go home again.”
For Marion Police Chief and resident Josh Whitwell and his family, it is true, but pleasant memories remain.
In 2007, townspeople of the small, mining town were paid to leave their community because of exposure to lead and the risk of cave-ins.
Part of the Tar Creek Superfund site, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency determined soil and water in the city and in the area around the mines were contaminated. State and federal governments spent more than a year buying residents’ homes and properties.
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For Marion Police Chief and resident Josh Whitwell and his family, it is true, but pleasant memories remain.
In 2007, townspeople of the small, mining town were paid to leave their community because of exposure to lead and the risk of cave-ins.
Part of the Tar Creek Superfund site, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency determined soil and water in the city and in the area around the mines were contaminated. State and federal governments spent more than a year buying residents’ homes and properties.
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NC Resident Sues Utility For Toxic Tap Water
May 15, 2009- When vacationing on the Outer Banks you may have noticed that the water seems to taste a little different than your home tap. You may have even come to expect inconsistency in the taste of your tap water. Most people solve this with a simple external filter put on their plumbing at home.
Although this usually takes care of the problem, did you know that occasionally harmful toxins can seep through to your home causing serious health issues? There have been many cases involving neglectful property owners or businesses spilling toxic substances onto nearby land. Innocently thinking that your local water utility always keeps a high standard may be naïve thinking at best as the following lawsuit illustrates.
A father of twins has filed a lawsuit against the Washington DC Water and Sewer Authority (WASA) accusing it of providing lead-tainted water that resulted in developmental problems in his children.
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Although this usually takes care of the problem, did you know that occasionally harmful toxins can seep through to your home causing serious health issues? There have been many cases involving neglectful property owners or businesses spilling toxic substances onto nearby land. Innocently thinking that your local water utility always keeps a high standard may be naïve thinking at best as the following lawsuit illustrates.
A father of twins has filed a lawsuit against the Washington DC Water and Sewer Authority (WASA) accusing it of providing lead-tainted water that resulted in developmental problems in his children.
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Home Inspector Plays Detective with KY Meth Labs
May 15, 2009- Methamphetamine is a powerful and additive drug that can be cooked virtually anywhere -- even in that home you've been wanting to buy.
"For every pound of meth that's made, you'll have about six to eight pounds of toxic waste produced," according to Dan Schuerman, the Cincinnati real estate inspector trained in meth lab detection.
The inspection service was born of necessity. Schuerman started researching the effects of meth and how to protect himself from potential exposure to hazardous chemicals during standard home inspections.
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"For every pound of meth that's made, you'll have about six to eight pounds of toxic waste produced," according to Dan Schuerman, the Cincinnati real estate inspector trained in meth lab detection.
The inspection service was born of necessity. Schuerman started researching the effects of meth and how to protect himself from potential exposure to hazardous chemicals during standard home inspections.
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State of RI. Grants Steel Yard Cleanup
May 15, 2009- A $200,000 grant from the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation is designed to help clean up polluted soil at The Steel Yard, the complex off Valley Street that houses a trade school and artists’ studios.
Like the owners of most former industrial properties, the founders of The Steel Yard inherited contaminated dirt when they bought the Providence Steel and Iron building, at 27 Sims Ave., in 2001.
Nick Bauta and Clay Rockefeller excavated, treated and removed the most spoiled soil, which was tainted with lead from the paint used on steel beams. Cement was later added to less hazardous soil to prevent lead from leaching into ground water.
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Like the owners of most former industrial properties, the founders of The Steel Yard inherited contaminated dirt when they bought the Providence Steel and Iron building, at 27 Sims Ave., in 2001.
Nick Bauta and Clay Rockefeller excavated, treated and removed the most spoiled soil, which was tainted with lead from the paint used on steel beams. Cement was later added to less hazardous soil to prevent lead from leaching into ground water.
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Texas Community Suffers From Contaminated Water
May 12, 2009 - Imagine a chemical 10 times worse than chlorine being pumped into your home through the water system on a daily basis. That's what many homeowners are experiencing in a 1-mile radius in Midland County, Texas.
The metallic element is hexavalent chromium - known as Chrome VI - and doesn't have a smell and cannot be detected unless by the color or by testing suspicious water. It has been known to cause stomach cancer if ingested and lung cancer if the steam is inhaled. More than a dozen children have been moved by their parents out of their homes within the last 10 days.
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The metallic element is hexavalent chromium - known as Chrome VI - and doesn't have a smell and cannot be detected unless by the color or by testing suspicious water. It has been known to cause stomach cancer if ingested and lung cancer if the steam is inhaled. More than a dozen children have been moved by their parents out of their homes within the last 10 days.
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Friday, May 8, 2009
Ohio Contamination Turns to Explosion
May 8, 2009- The explosion at the Veolia facility in West Carrollton isn't the first chemical plant blast in the Miami Valley. Several plants have exploded over the years but none compare to the “fire of the century” in Beavercreek.
One-hundred-thousand gallons of liquid burned at the corner of Grange Hall and Patterson road for several days. Jim Griest remembers the blast. "The flames were high," Griest said. "It was quite an explosion." Griest lives just across the road from the former site that's still making a mess.
Scott Glum, from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, said, "There's significant soil contamination and a plume of water contamination."
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One-hundred-thousand gallons of liquid burned at the corner of Grange Hall and Patterson road for several days. Jim Griest remembers the blast. "The flames were high," Griest said. "It was quite an explosion." Griest lives just across the road from the former site that's still making a mess.
Scott Glum, from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, said, "There's significant soil contamination and a plume of water contamination."
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NC Residents Near CTS Site Deserve Better
May 8, 2009- We’re not sure how long it takes for trichloroethylene (TCE), an industrial solvent, to break down naturally. We do know we don’t want the folks living in the vicinity of the former CTS plant on Mills Gap Road to be the test dummies in an experiment to find out.
The plant manufactured resistors and industrial switches for more than 20 years before shuttering in 1986. In October of the prior year, the first of four efforts to qualify the site for listing on the National Priorities List (NPL) for federal Superfund cleanup was initiated.
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The plant manufactured resistors and industrial switches for more than 20 years before shuttering in 1986. In October of the prior year, the first of four efforts to qualify the site for listing on the National Priorities List (NPL) for federal Superfund cleanup was initiated.
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Arizona Meth Traces Are Widespead
May 8, 2009- An investigation discovered methamphetamine residue in hotel rooms, fast food restaurant bathrooms, restrooms in an upscale hotel and rental cars using an ID2 meth scanner, which is manufactured by CDEX Inc.
According to home inspector John Comstock, who uses a meth scanner, his largest customer base is buyers who are thinking about purchasing foreclosed homes. He said about 40 percent of the homes he inspects have trace amounts of the drug.
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According to home inspector John Comstock, who uses a meth scanner, his largest customer base is buyers who are thinking about purchasing foreclosed homes. He said about 40 percent of the homes he inspects have trace amounts of the drug.
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Contaminated ground water near Navajo boundary in New Mexico
May 1, 2009 - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, in Dallas will discuss ground water cleanup efforts at the former United Nuclear Corp. mill site May 5 at a community meeting in Pinedale.
In short, cleanup efforts are no longer working.
Contamination from the UNC site — which is in Pinedale Chapter right in the middle of Indian Country — is nearing the Navajo Nation boundary. And though the cleanup remedy at the Superfund site is no longer effective, because no one is drinking the contaminated water, the remedy is still considered protective of human health and the environment.
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In short, cleanup efforts are no longer working.
Contamination from the UNC site — which is in Pinedale Chapter right in the middle of Indian Country — is nearing the Navajo Nation boundary. And though the cleanup remedy at the Superfund site is no longer effective, because no one is drinking the contaminated water, the remedy is still considered protective of human health and the environment.
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Massachusetts Pastor Cries Environmental Foul Over Nearby Contamination
May 4, 2009 - A pastor in Freetown, Mass., is calling on the city to enforce environmental regulations related to contaminants surrounding his church and the neighborhood.
The Rev. Curtis Dias of Calvary Pentecostal Church in Freetown has been engaged in a seven-year-long lawsuit of the city of Freetown and involving the Environmental Protection Agency. Dias points to a former twist drill site, a field laden with PCB and an old Aerovox factory that produced electronic capacitors all nearby.
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The Rev. Curtis Dias of Calvary Pentecostal Church in Freetown has been engaged in a seven-year-long lawsuit of the city of Freetown and involving the Environmental Protection Agency. Dias points to a former twist drill site, a field laden with PCB and an old Aerovox factory that produced electronic capacitors all nearby.
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Montana residents hire lawyer to test for contamination from railyard
May 4, 2009 - WHITEFISH - A high-profile trial lawyer from Billings will arrive in Whitefish on Monday, with a plan for detecting suspected railroad contamination in a trendy downtown neighborhood.
Cliff Edwards - who has more than a decade of courtroom experience uncovering Burlington Northern Sante Fe railway pollution - has announced his firm soon will begin environmental testing here, with several households already agreeing to play host to monitoring wells.
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Cliff Edwards - who has more than a decade of courtroom experience uncovering Burlington Northern Sante Fe railway pollution - has announced his firm soon will begin environmental testing here, with several households already agreeing to play host to monitoring wells.
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Specter announces approval of $5.5 million in federal funding for researching cancer cluster in Pennsylvania
May 2, 2009 - As a cancer survivor, U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., brought a message of hope Friday to those who live in an area where Luzerne, Carbon and Schuylkill counties meet and are suffering from a rare form of cancer.
And as a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, he brought money.
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And as a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, he brought money.
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East Sangerville Maine's troubled water
May 1, 2009 - SANGERVILLE, Maine — Several East Sangerville residents are worried that the memory problems, muscle disorders and other illnesses they are experiencing could stem from water contaminated by an experimental sludge-spreading operation in their neighborhood that the Maine Department of Environmental Protection authorized in the late 1990s.
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Friday, May 1, 2009
Oregon DEQ Confirms Contamination Cleanup
May 1, 2009- The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality says it is satisfied with efforts to clean up contaminated soil and groundwater at the former Natron Plywood Mill site in Springfield.
Cleanup included removal and disposal of 118 tons of petroleum-contaminated soil, more than 100 metal drums containing various other wastes, about 1,200 gallons of oil and water mix, and 4,100 gallons of unused fuel oil. Sampling results from beneath the soil excavations and from the groundwater beneath the site show that the levels of contaminants in the soil and groundwater now meet state standards, according to a DEQ news release.
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Cleanup included removal and disposal of 118 tons of petroleum-contaminated soil, more than 100 metal drums containing various other wastes, about 1,200 gallons of oil and water mix, and 4,100 gallons of unused fuel oil. Sampling results from beneath the soil excavations and from the groundwater beneath the site show that the levels of contaminants in the soil and groundwater now meet state standards, according to a DEQ news release.
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