Scroll to end: click web view. Heather Mcmurray 's research uncovering poisoning of 1000 square miles around El Paso by Asarco smelter through what the EPA & US DOJ said was illegal burning of illegal hazardous/radioactive wastes 1991 to 1998. We have never been told what actinides, forever chemicals, dioxins etc are present from illegal Asarco actions(see 73 page 1998 conf. for settlement purposes only DOJ EPA Asarco doc,10/06 nytimes) see "Asarco secret document"
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Friday, August 24, 2007
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia and Asarco
Asarco worker, Danny Arellano, a young father who worked at the Acid Plant during the Toxic Waste burning in the 1990's, suffers from myelodysplastic syndrome. Wikipedia describes this as "preleukemia" that has a varying risk of transformation to acute myelogenous leukemia."
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Grupo Mexico and Carlyle Group
http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/article.cfm?archiveDate=08-11-06&storyID=24842
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Justice is always in Jeopardy... Walt Whitman
from the words of the poet, Walt Whitman, written in 1888 -- the decade that Asarco first started smelting here on the Rio Grande pass where two nations and several states meet -- when the river ran clean, fish swam in the waters, orchards grew downriver and people built TB sanatoriums here to recover in the clean air.
Monday, August 20, 2007
2003 EPA Handbook recommended removing at least a foot of dirt... in Anapra they are removing 2 to 6 inches
Twenty-four (24) inches of clean soil cover is generally considered to be adequate for gardening areas; however, site specific conditions that may require more soil cover (e.g., presence of burrowing animals) should be considered. A 24-inch barrier normally is necessary to prevent contact of contaminated soil at depth with plant roots, root vegetables, and clean soil that is mixed via deep rototilling. Raised garden beds may be built to obtain 24 inches of clean soil, and may be more cost effective than excavating to 24 inches in depth, e.g., excavate 12 inches of contaminated soil, then add 24 inches of soil to create a 12" raised bed."
from: "Superfund Lead-Contaminated Residential Sites Handbook Final: August 2003 Prepared by the Environmental Protection Agency Lead Sites Workgroup (LSW) "
Soil removal in Colorado (soil removal is generally deeper in desert climates, since root zone is deeper)
18 inches in vegetable garden soils, where metals concentrations exceed 73 parts per million
(ppm) cadmium, 500 ppm lead or 70 ppm arsenic. ...."
from:
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division
Five-Year Review Asarco Globe Site Denver, Colorado
Where's Waldo?
looking for Waldo in the "Where's Waldo?" books....
How they cleaned up Lead (Pb) in Utah....
of the high lead contamination areas. This was known as Phase I. Between November 1992 and March 1993,
Phase II required the collection of soil samples, in addition to dust, tap water, and paint samples from the interior
of residences. Removal in 1994 occurred for all properties with surface soil lead concentrations greater than 4000
ppm. Contaminated soil was removed and taken to an industrial landfill or other acceptable disposal facilities.
Cleanup levels for this action consisted of excavating soil to a depth of eighteen inches or to depths where lead
contamination levels were less than 800 ppm. Some excavation included the demolition of small structures and
the removal of trees and shrubbery, which were then tested for residual lead contamination. The debris was then,
if applicable, disposed of in a construction or municipal landfill. Dust control and hazardous materials release
controls were established for stockpiles of contaminated materials during the removal, including air monitoring for
releases of hazardous substances during removal operations. Clean soil was brought in to replace the removed
soil, and the site was returned to its original grade. All areas which were excavated or regraded were contoured to
assist in drainage, which was directed away from the foundations of houses and buildings. Irrigation ditches were
replaced in the same configuration as they were originally found and constructed of compacted clay to prevent
erosion. Residential sprinkler systems were also replaced."
from: CERCLA IMMINENT HAZARD MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING FACILITIES Office of Solid Waste U.S. Environmental Protection Agency February 1997
Another telling of the Tale: The Emperor's new Clothes
08.17.07
ASARCO cleaning up in Anapra
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Sunday, August 19, 2007
Amarillo article about ASARCO refinery
Process begins at city's Asarco plant
By Jim McBride
The copper inside probably came from Asarco's Amarillo copper refinery.
The refining process begins with anodes - 2-inch-thick slabs of nearly pure copper about 3 feet wide and 3½ feet tall - that are shipped from an Asarco smelter in Arizona. [suddenly there is plenty of copper and plenty of smelters to keep Amarillo at good-production. What happened to the reasons to close Asarco El Paso down? El Paso's closure was supposed to have meant that Amarillo couldn't get enough copper. Now, eight years after Amarillo, El Paso, Helena, TN and Corpus Christi were hit with the multi-media consent decree for their deliberate profit-making burning of untracked toxic wastes... suddenly Amarillo is back in full production. El Paso was supposed to only be closed 3 years. The streets in El Paso were supposed to be paved for six years. What happened here? WHY SHUT DOWN A SMELTER AFTER TOXIC WASTE WAS BURNED?
What have they not told us??!?]
Friday, August 17, 2007
TCEQ General Counsel for Commission moves deadline back for decision on Motion to overturn Asarco Stormwater Permit
decision on Motion to Overturn (MTO) Asarco Stormwater Permit to the end
of September (90 days from when the permit was mailed). Legally the
Commission does not have to act on the MTO.
UTAH Miners - three rescuers die in attempt to reach the trapped miners
HUNTINGTON, Utah — The search for six miners missing deep underground was abruptly halted after a second cave-in killed three rescue workers and injured at least six others who were trying to tunnel through rubble to reach them.
It was a devastating turn for the families of the six men trapped in the Aug. 6 collapse at the Crandall Canyon mine and for the relatives of those trying to rescue them. It's not known if the trapped miners are alive...."
http://www.lcsun-news.com/latest/ci_6648396
THE ASARCO COVER-UP CONTINUES.....
Thursday, August 16, 2007
new Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility at Alamogordo
from the Office of Senator Pete V. Domenici
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Pete Domenici today announced that he will join Bureau of Reclamation officials in hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony and tour of the new Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility at Alamogordo later this week......
http://domenici.senate.gov/news/record.cfm?id=280823
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Rep. Reyes to speak Saturday Morning Aug. 18 (will take questions)
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
City of El Paso moves environmental monitoring to Dept. managing Dumps
Cities who have MD's/Health Dept. covering environmental monitoring (instead of the SOLID WASTE managers handling it):
Dallas
New York City
LA (a whole separate environmental monitoring division) solid waste reports TO the EMD in L.A...
Houston
Norfolk VA
Albuquerque