"Case History: The 170 acre Tex-Tin Superfund site is located near La Marque, Galveston County, Texas. This facility is an inactive tin and copper smelter and contaminants were found in soils, groundwater and surface water, including the Swan Lake ecosystem and associated salt marsh habitats. Major contaminants identified were arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead and nickel as well as low-level radioactive compounds. In September, 1999, the Trustees entered into settlement negotiations with the Responsible Parties (RPs), through the Department of Justice (DOJ). A Consent Decree was signed in August 2000, with DOI-FWS concurrence..."
http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/contaminants/NRDAR/SiteInformation/Texas/TexTin.pdf
*WHY WON'T THE EL PASO ASARCO SITE PUBLISH CHEMICAL TESTING DATA FOR ALL THOSE SAME COMPOUNDS?*
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