[CPEO-MEF] DIOXINS: Impact of propose new standards

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

New dioxin rules might force more cleanups
If the guidelines receive final approval, federal and state officials 
will examine sites with known contamination


John Flesher
Associated Press/MSNBC
October 31, 2010

MIDLAND, Mich. — The government has spent many millions of dollars in 
recent decades cleaning up sites contaminated with dioxin and, in 
extreme cases, relocating residents of entire neighborhoods tainted by 
the toxin.

But tough new pollution standards proposed by the Obama administration 
could require additional dioxin cleanups at scores of abandoned 
factories, military bases, landfills and other locations declared safe 
years ago, officials say.

If the guidelines receive final approval, federal and state officials 
will examine sites with known dioxin contamination to identify those 
needing work and what the work will cost. Among those expected to be 
reviewed are notorious places such as the former village of Times Beach, 
Mo., where about 2,000 people were relocated in the 1980s after 
dioxin-laced waste oil was sprayed on roads to control dust.

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For the entire story, see
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39936737/ns/us_news-environment/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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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