[CPEO-BIF] Mississippi coast sampling results

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Toxin levels higher than normal in 11 Coast areas

By MIKE KELLER
Biloxi Sun Herald (MS)
December 6, 2005

Independent soil and sediment samples taken at 11 locations around
coastal Mississippi revealed elevated levels of heavy metals, dioxin and
microorganisms, including arsenic levels more than two times the federal
limit at DeLisle Elementary School, according to a report released by
the Sierra Club on Monday.

The tests were completed by Wilma Subra, an environmental consultant
from New Iberia, La., for several environmental groups, including Sierra
Club and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Subra collected the
samples on Sept. 30 and Oct. 2.

Dita McCarthy, whose daughter is a 10th-grade student who moved to
DeLisle Elementary's grounds after the storm destroyed her school, said
she was concerned after hearing the test results.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/13337808.htm

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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