Asarco secret document mcmurray 73 page 1998 conf settlement purposes only epa usdoj asarco: Authorities still snowballing Radioactive Isotope testing at El Paso TX, at the ASARCO industrial site

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Authorities still snowballing Radioactive Isotope testing at El Paso TX, at the ASARCO industrial site

The Asarco El Paso site is being demolished as this is being written, and nothing is being done to list the actinides and radioactive isotopes that Asarco left there from its nearly ten (or more) years of secret hazardous waste incineration. The El Paso Clean up Trustee wrote (email):

"Asarco ...handled a wide variety materials including radioactive materials. Given the scrutiny [not!] of the site from both state and federal authorities, we do not expect man-made radioisotopes, TENORM [technologically enhanced naturally-occurring radioactive material], byproducts or residues at levels above their respective natural levels."

There is no "scrutiny" of the site for radioactive isotopes!! The Trustee and the Environmental Agencies refuse to test for these -- they are assuming that the levels were and are safe without producing the SCIENCE. Ask them - they cannot produce *any* data to show the names of the radioactive isotopes present and their amounts.

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We know know that Asarco, Dupont and Englehard --- all caught by EPA and the US DOJ as sending illegal wastes to be burned here (the EPA still refused to release the invoices listed by ID numbers in the 1998 73 page US DOJ EPA secret document NYTimes 10/2006) were US DOE HIGH LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL CONTRACTORS. TO THIS DAY none of them have been held responsible through the bankruptcy court for ANY of the illegal waste disposal damage to our community and its water. It is very likely that they hid under the protection of the 1940's Atomic energy act (see book on rocky flats plutonium site by Karen Iversen).

Sample FOIA request Letter

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VI

Attn: Freedom of Information Officer (6MD-00)

1445 Ross Ave

Dallas, TX 75202-2733

Re: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST

Dear Sir or Madam:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, we request a copy of all documents, ((from January, 2007 to present, pertaining to the __________________... add your specific description)).

If any documents or items are withheld, please identify the exemption under which you believe such materials may be withheld from disclosure. To the extent any exemption is claimed with respect to a document, please produce so much of such document that is not covered by any claimed exemption. We reserve the right to appeal your decision to withhold any information.

In compliance with the Freedom of Information Act, we will pay reasonable charges incurred for search and copying costs [- - add this part if you need a limit of charges: “up to $25.00” (($25.00 is the default)]. In the event that there are a substantial number of responsive documents, we would appreciate the opportunity to review all responsive documents.

Please reply to this request within the next twenty (20) working days, as required by the Freedom of Information Act. If you have any questions or comments, please call ____________.

Sincerely,

Asarco secret document mcmurray 73 page 1998 conf settlement purposes only epa usdoj asarco

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Thursday, June 2, 2011

Authorities still snowballing Radioactive Isotope testing at El Paso TX, at the ASARCO industrial site

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