[CPEO-MEF] RDX and Lymphoma-Salt Lake Tribune Article

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Below are first paragraphs and the web site for the latest newspaper 
article on the Ensign
Bickford case in Utah where 4 out of 7 individuals exposed to RDX and 
RDX intermediates (nitrosamines) for about 6-7 years from 
contaminated private wells have contracted non-Hodgkins 
lymphomacancer, one has already died.  The levels were about 60 ppb 
RDX in their
wells when it was discovered, the RDX plume is about 3 miles long. 
Inaddition, they watered their food crops with RDX contaminated 
water.  RDX tends to show moderate bioaccumulation in plant tissues, 
particularly inthe leaves.

Explosives Company to Go on Trial As Judge Refuses to
   Dismiss Lawsuit, Explosives Company to Face Jury In
   Water-Contamination Case
 
Saturday, March 3,
                                                                        2001


        BY BRENT ISRAELSEN
        THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE

            A judge refused this week to dismiss a 1999 lawsuit filed by three
        Mapleton couples who claim that ground water contaminated by the
        Trojan explosives plant caused cancer in some of the plaintiffs.
            Attorneys for Trojan tried to get the case dismissed by
arguing the
        statute of limitations expired before the action was filed.
            But U.S. District Judge Dee Benson, noting Trojan had been less 
than
        forthcoming, ruled that the question of when the plaintiffs knew about
        the contamination and its potential harm is a matter for a jury.
            Trojan attorneys declined to comment Friday.
            Benson's ruling is a significant victory for the Mapleton 
residents in
        their quest to try Trojan's former and current owners on claims of
        personal injury, fraud, unjust enrichment and property damage.
            The plaintiffs -- Rodney and Marilyn Petersen, Charles and 
Ellen Bates,
        and Howard and Kay Ruff -- claim Trojan's owners knew the plant was
        contaminating the groundwater but did little to stop it or to warn
        residents of the danger.
            The families, who reside a few miles north of the Trojan plant, 
near
        the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon, say they suffered as a result.
        Marilyn Petersen, Charles Bates and Howard Ruff have been diagnosed
        with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, an aggressive cancer that generally
        attacks the lymphatic system but also can occur in the bones and
liver.

Salt Lake Tribune Article:
  Explosives Company to Go on Trial As Judge Refuses to Dismiss Lawsuit ,
Explosives Company to Face Jury In Water-Contamination Case
http://www.sltrib.com/2001/Mar/03032001/utah/76287.htm

-- 
Joel Feigenbaum
24 Pond View Drive
E. Sandwich MA 02537
(508)-833-0144


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