Shades of "Fire down Below" illicit poisoning of community(s): Asarco Encycle (Dona Park Corpus Christi) that EPA secretly told DOJ 1998 sent massive secret hazardous wastes to El Paso TX and East Helena MT

"CORPUS CHRISTI — Test results of soil taken near the site of a shuttered zinc smelting plant produced no elevated levels of chemicals of concern, the Texas Commission on Environmental Equality reported. [as they say on Saturday Night live News,..... "REALLY!!"]

The commission has investigated residents' claims for about a year that parts of the Dona Park neighborhood were a dumping ground in the 1980s for toxic chemicals from the ASARCO/Encycle plant on Up River Road.....

...The Texas Department of State Health Services also is working with residents, having taken voluntary blood and urine samples to test for harmful chemicals.

The most recent tests inspected soil in drainage pathways leading from the former plant out into the neighborhood, said Omar Valdez, project manager with the commission."
http://www.caller.com/news/2011/oct/05/tests-near-former-zinc-smelting-plant-show-no-of/

Tests near former zinc smelting plant show no elevated levels of ... Corpus Christi Caller Times ... chemicals from the ASARCO/Encycle plant in the 1300 block of Lantana Street. TCEQ officials tested the site, and nearly 3500 neighborhood homes nearby. ...

Talk about a conflict of interest...

Encycle-Asarco TX asked its SALES REPS to "screen out" illegal wastes such as radioactive materials, organics etc....

'The sales representative Is responsible for pre-screening wastes during his or
her Initial contact with the client. The sales representative should immediately
screen out those wastes which are not covered by the company's permit;
e.g., organics, radioactive wastes, etc. Submitting a waste for analysis and
characterization is time-consuming and expensive for both ENCYCLE and the
client. It Is Important from an economic standpoint as well as building good
customer relations that the wastes submitted for characterization have a
reasonable likelihood of acceptance.'
9159004.pdf on EPA asarco documents site