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Soil and Water Contamination - News Articles
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In a poll conducted in March, Gallup discovered US citizens put water quality issues at the top of their concerns for the environment. Seventy-nine percent of responders to Gallup's 2011 Environmental poll rated contamination of soil and water by toxic waste an issue of “great deal or fair amount” of concern. Pollution of rivers, lakes and reservoirs drew the ...
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Belwood said the soil and water at Badin has been thoroughly studied. He noted the company's recent and ongoing multimillion-dollar investments at Badin, which are aimed at marketing the site to a new industrial employer. He noted that the company recently won the "Phoenix Award" for brownfield redevelopment at one of its former smelters in Oregon. Badin is "a ...
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The DEC will define the nature and extent of contamination in soil, surface water, groundwater; identify the source(s) of the contamination; assess the impact of the contamination on public health and the environment and provide information to support the development of a remedy. The primary contaminants that were found are a degreasing chemical known as perchlorethylene or ...
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The litigation, filed in June 2008, concerns soil and water contamination in a three-mile diameter area, the South Basin, covering parts of Santa Ana and Irvine, California. More than 30 defendants are associated with the case. Under the agreement, Pro-Dex will be dismissed, with prejudice, from the lawsuit and will pay the District $250,000. Pro-Dex ...
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The residence is near a private drinking water well that was recently discovered to be contaminated with perchlorate. One of EPA's goals in this investigation will be to determine whether the site might be a source for perchlorate contamination in the groundwater. // '); //]]> Perchlorate is both a naturally-occurring and man-made chemical used in the manufacture of rocket fuel, ...
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Remediation of groundwater and soil at the site began in 1996, two years after the plant was demolished. Since then, the town has continued to monitor the success of the remediation and any environmental impact of the contamination. Town Councilman Gary Jeffas, who represents the 1st Ward where the Keystone site is located, said preliminary test results ...
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When this waste water drains into local streams and aquifers, it can kill living organisms and render formerly pristine local waters unsafe to swim in or drink. Increased soil erosion around mines also leads to excessive sedimentation of nearby waterways. This reduces the productivity of fisheries while limiting the availability of irrigation sources. “Mining by its nature consumes, ...
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The Cold War ended long ago, but its radioactive legacy still lingers in the water and soil of the western United States. Between 1950 and 1990, nuclear weapons materials production and processing at several federal facilities generated billions of gallons of water contaminated with radioactive ...
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Texas; heavy metals and hydrocarbons, tap water in Dish, Texas; creek and soil contamination in Arkansas; milky white substance from a gas well, 17 cows killed in Louisiana; hydrocarbons and other chemicals in wells and ground water in Pavilion, Wyo.; breach in ...
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Casino developers must drill eight observation wells and submit more data on soil and water contamination before the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency will decide whether they can go ahead with pump tests for drinking-water wells. In a memo sent ...
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of Ecology (Ecology) to test soil, stormwater and underground water for contamination at North Terminal 115, along the Duwamish Waterway in Seattle. The accord also covers future studies of cleanup options and development of cleanup plans for the site. Ecology invites ...
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Furthermore, lead wheel weights on and along roadways contribute to contamination of soil, surface water and groundwater. This poses hazards to downstream aquatic life. Banning toxic flame retardants from some products Also beginning in the new year, no computers, televisions or ...
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Environmental issues can include erosion, formation of sinkholes, loss of biodiversity, and contamination of soil, groundwater and surface water by chemicals from mining processes. In some cases, additional forest logging is done in the vicinity of mines to increase ...
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On August 6, Hindustan Times had reported that water contamination in the city in 2009-10 had doubled from the levels recorded the previous year. The civic environment status report recorded contamination levels at 26.10%, up from 13.80% in 2008-09 and 12.47% in 2007-08. ...
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"We agree with FDEP's conclusion that the data show no indication of widespread ground water or soil contamination; nor any evidence suggesting the existence of any significant localized source(s) of contamination." State environmental officials have said that water quality in the semi-rural ...
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A working group from the Academy has now collected and analysed 16 soil and water samples in the disaster region. Concentrations of heavy metals, including cadmium, chromium, mercury, nickel, lead and zinc, were below the values allowed in sewage used as fertilizer in ...
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"Plutonium contamination in soils can be transported in groundwater away from the site and possibly contaminate drinking water supplies for populated areas ," said Brian Powell, an assistant professor of environmental engineering and Earth science and principal investigator on the project. "The ...
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Contamination can come from human or animal excrement, for example from runoff from nearby farms, communities or from contaminated irrigation water. " While cooking eliminates both E. coli and Salmonella , consuming raw leafy greens can pose a risk. The researchers ...
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risk comes from the possibility of heating oil seeping into surrounding soil or water. When this occurs, it is considered an environmental contamination that must be cleaned up by trained and licensed professionals. The cost of these cleanups, for which the owners ...
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Contamination levels of up to 10 times above maximum standards were recorded in water wells in two villages. "The concentrations of lead in ponds and rivers ...
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