[CPEO-BIF] New Orleans sediment cleanup

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Extreme cleanup on tap in New Orleans

Massive effort planned to remove hazardous chemicals deposited in soil
by flood

By RANDY LEE LOFTIS
The Dallas Morning News
November 6, 2005

The Army Corps of Engineers is planning one of the biggest environmental
cleanups ever attempted: scraping miles of sediment laced with
cancer-causing chemicals from New Orleans' hurricane-flooded
neighborhoods, The Dallas Morning News has learned. 

Contaminants in the sediment include toxic metals, industrial compounds,
petroleum byproducts and a banned insecticide, all at levels that signal
potential cancer risks or other long-term hazards, a News review of
government test results shows. 

The cleanup plans would involve crews using front-end loaders to scoop
up contaminated sediment that Hurricane Katrina floods left in yards,
playgrounds and other spots throughout the greater New Orleans area. In
some instances, protecting people might require steps less radical than
removing soil, such as planting grass to cover contaminated yards. 

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For the entire article, see
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/110605dntswtoxic.c3d4a5d.html

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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