Hafnium

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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Did ASARCO El Paso ever incinerate Low Level Radioactive Wastes (LLRW) ?

How can we know that the facility never burned the stuff? Has anyone ever seen TCEQ/EPA or ASARCO site data for polonium, actinides etc from either the pond sediments or from protected areas (like attics) that collect dust??

"Google Alert:
Low-level waste emerges as hurdle for new nuclear reactors"

"New York Times - United States
US low-level waste comes from a wide range of places, including hospitals and laboratories, but the greatest -- and most toxic -- volume is produced by the ...
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Monday, March 16, 2009

House Science Committee Report finds that ATSDR reticent to recognize health effects from contamination

Google Alert:
All Things Reform: US agency ATSDR neglects many communities near ...
"By David Weller
A federal agency responsible for studying and responding to adverse health effects caused by toxic waste is reticent to acknowledge patterns of illness near contaminated sites, according to a report released by the House Science ...
All Things Reform - http://www.allthingsreform.org/"