PCBs from Boeing plant

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

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Boeing cleanup plan failing to control PCBs, state says 

By Christopher Schwarzen 
Seattle Times Snohomish County bureau 
August 18, 2004

EVERETT | Removal of contaminated concrete joints at Boeing's Everett
plant has led to another pollution issue the company must address, state
environmental officials say. 

Since 2000, Boeing has been replacing joints separating large concrete
slabs that make up the plant's flight line, where planes are parked for
final testing before being delivered. 

The joints, which allow the concrete to swell and shrink as temperatures
change, contain a sealant laced with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). 

PCBs are considered carcinogens and can accumulate in fatty tissues of
fish, animals and humans. In this case, PCBs have been entering Powder
Mill Creek, potentially contaminating fish. 

Federal and state authorities gave Boeing six years to remove the
joints, and it is one year from finishing the project, company officials
say. But deterioration of remaining joints is sending PCBs into the
creek at quantities that raise concerns. 
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for the entire article, see
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/snohomishcountynews/2002007677_boeing18n.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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