| From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
| Date: | 22 Aug 2004 18:14:46 -0000 |
| Reply: | cpeo-military |
| Subject: | Los Alamos and the Rio Grande |
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Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Save up to 67% on Omaha Steaks + Get 6 FREE Burgers and a FREE Cutlery Set + Cutting Board! http://click.topica.com/caacvgpaVxieSbnA7rua/OmahaSteaks ------------------------------------------------------------------- Report: Lab waste reaches Rio Grande DIANA HEIL The New Mexican August 22, 2004 Los Alamos National Laboratory predicts the Rio Grande will be safe from contaminants on lab property for a long time -- anywhere from hundreds to thousands of years, depending on where the contaminants are located. But low concentrations of explosives and perchlorate have already reached the river, by way of springs, within the past 60 years, asserts a Texas groundwater hydrologist in a report released last week. George Rice, who wrote the report, believes these pollutants came from the Los Alamos lab, built on mesas west of the Rio Grande. One spring flows on a Rio Grande riverbank; the other three are within 200 feet to a quarter of a mile from the river, he said. The danger isn\'t immediate, but if Rice\'s hypothesis is on the mark, New Mexico might need to be more vigilant about protecting the Rio Grande, from which Santa Fe in a few years wants to begin directly diverting flows for the community water system. For the entire article, see http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/3400.html -- 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 http://www.cpeo.org Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Amazing Diet Patch The fastest - Easiest way to lose weight! Try it now FREE! http://click.topica.com/caacvgtaVxieSbnA7ruf/MyDietPatches ------------------------------------------------------------------- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CPEO: A DECADE OF SUCCESS. Your generous support will ensure that our important work on military and environmental issues will continue. Please consider one of our donation options. Thank you. http://www.groundspring.org/donate/index.cfm?ID=2086-0|721-0 | |
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