Lake Washington PCBs

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Industrial past takes toll on Lake Washington 

By Sandi Doughton 
Seattle Times staff reporter 
September 5, 2004

The news that Lake Washington's sparkling waters harbor fish laced with
toxic chemicals may be shocking to many - but not to environmental
regulators who know the area's industrial past. 

Washington's state inventory of toxic hot spots includes about 50 sites
with known or suspected PCB contamination in the expansive watershed
around the lake, said Larry Altose, of the state Department of Ecology. 

They range from sprawling complexes such as Boeing's Renton plant and a
former Navy base to municipal landfills and an old filling station. The
PCBs, which were once commonly used in industry and manufacturing, have
seeped into soil and groundwater, and in at least one location, have
tainted the lake sediments. 

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for the entire article, see
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002026870_pcbs05m.htmls

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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
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