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Sunday, November 14, 2010

TCEQ testing soil next to ENCYCLE ASARCO for unknown metals

"Soil Testing Near Shuttered Asarco Plant Posted: Nov 12, 2010 5:13 PM by Toni Miles
CORPUS CHRISTI - Field crews with the Texas Commison on Envioronmental Quality are testing the soil in the Dona Park neighborhood [next to ASARCO ENCYCLE].The testing started Friday after a number of residents expressed concerns that there might still be toxic levels of heavy metals in the area....Despite that some residents are still worried the soil might be contaminated and they blame emissions from the [ASARCO] plant for making them sick."
http://www.kristv.com/news/soil-testing-near-shuttered-asarco-plant/