[CPEO-BIF] Independence High School, Bakersfield, California

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Toxic cleanup part of school's construction

BY JAMES BURGER
Bakersfield Californian
November 22, 2006

Toxic concentrations of spilled herbicides, lead and diesel fuel 
contaminate one corner of the new Independence High School site in 
southwest Bakersfield.

Construction on the Kern High School District campus is underway and 
will continue as crews clean up the nearby toxic site over the next few 
months.

The California Department of Toxic Substances Control is overseeing the 
clean-up. Two to three truckloads of material will be dug up and driven 
away to hazardous material dumps, according to public notice documents 
from the agency.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.bakersfield.com/102/story/85708.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>
http://www.cpeo.org


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