2006 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: 2 Aug 2006 14:10:41 -0000
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] Rialto (CA) perchlorate
 
Pollution in Rialto wells rises

Robert Rogers
San Bernardino County Sun (CA)
August 2, 2006

RIALTO - Perchlorate contamination in local groundwater has spiked, claims a study released today.

The paper, issued by the Environment California Research and Policy Center of Los Angeles, also criticizes the corporations it says are responsible for the pollution for failing to act sooner.

Perchlorate, an ingredient in rocket fuels, was first discovered in Rialto's groundwater in 1997.

Using test data reported by Goodrich Corp., which operated a facility in Rialto in the 1950s and 1960s that is thought to be a source of perchlorate contamination, the paper's authors conclude some wells are now measuring water 200 times more contaminated than last year.

"The evidence suggests the perchlorate contamination problem in Rialto is not getting better, it's getting worse," said the report's lead author, Sujatha Jahagirdar.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_4122964
--


Lenny Siegel Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041 Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545 Fax: 650/961-8918 <lsiegel@cpeo.org> http://www.cpeo.org


_______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@list.cpeo.org http://www.cpeo.org/mailman/listinfo/military

  Prev by Date: [CPEO-MEF] Los Alamos (NM) waste re-packaging
Next by Date: [CPEO-MEF] Research on UXO accidents
  Prev by Thread: [CPEO-MEF] Los Alamos (NM) waste re-packaging
Next by Thread: [CPEO-MEF] Research on UXO accidents

CPEO Home
CPEO Lists
Author Index
Date Index
Thread Index