[CPEO-MEF] So. Philly - Sunoco blames Defense Supply Center (PA)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Oil giant blames old defense agency for S. Phila. slick

By DAVE DAVIES
Philadelphia Inquirer
February 7, 2006

THE U.S. government has sued Sunoco to pay for the cleanup of a 2 
million-gallon oil slick oozing through the water table beneath 56 acres 
of South Philadelphia.

Since the gunk was discovered 15 to 20 feet below the surface 15 years 
ago, it has wiped out a 700-unit public-housing project and prompted a 
cleanup that began 10 years ago and still has many years to go.

Neighbors have long blamed the nearby Sunoco refinery for the mess, 
which could be penetrating down to an aquifer that extends into New Jersey.

Public officials say the oil plume poses no immediate health risks, but 
community activists think it's a factor in higher-than-normal cancer rates.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/13809516.htm

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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
http://www.cpeo.org

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