[CPEO-MEF] BIOTA: Oak Ridge (TN) ponds

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Cleanup for ponds near former K-25 plant

Josh West
WBIR Radio (Knoxville, TN)
June 6, 2009

A cleanup effort is underway on three ponds near the former K-25 plant 
in Oak Ridge. The ponds were once used to receive storm drain discharge 
from the plant, meaning the ponds and the fish living inside them are 
contaminated.

Now, several groups are working hard to restore the ponds and reduce the 
contamination, in part, by removing their inhabitants.

"The larger fish have PCBs in their tissue, so they're a concern for 
humans and wildlife that eat the fish," said ORNL Environmental 
Scientist Mark Peterson. "We want to try to minimize those risks."


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For the entire article, see
http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=89741&catid=2

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Lenny Siegel
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