[CPEO-BIF] Abandoned or inactive hard rock mine and milling sites, Montana

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Mired in bureaucracy, questionable soil

'Disconnect' - Rules, jurisdiction can impede flow of info about mine 
contamination from state to local entities


By EVE BYRON
Helena Independent Record (MT)
January 30, 2011

An apparent disconnect between state and Lewis and Clark County 
officials, which almost allowed a subdivision to be approved last week 
without consideration of reports of high levels of arsenic and lead in 
the soils, highlights concerns among those charged with protecting human 
health in the Treasure State.

...

An estimated 6,000 abandoned or inactive hard rock mine and milling 
sites exist throughout Montana. These sites can have elevated levels of 
arsenic, a known carcinogen. They may house high levels of lead, which 
can damage children's brains and nervous systems and cause nerve 
disorders and other problems in adults. They can store mercury, zinc, 
cadmium, copper and a host of other heavy metals that cause health problems.


...

For the entire article, see
http://helenair.com/news/article_09149e12-2c42-11e0-9dd5-001cc4c002e0.html


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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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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