[CPEO-MEF] SHIPS, PCBs: Artificial reef questioned

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Sinking a Navy ship off O.C.: a toxic idea?

By PAT BRENNAN
Orange County Register (CA)
July 18, 2011

The proposed sinking of an old Navy ship off Dana Point to create an  
attraction for divers could come with toxic side effects, including  
PCBs, an environmental group opposed to ship scuttling contends.

But the group proposing the idea, backed by the Dana Point City  
Council, says all toxic material would be stripped from the craft,  
the USNS Kawishiwi, before it is placed underwater.

"There's no way we would ever put a ship down with anything like  
PCBs, or any kind of pollutants in it," said Ron Springer, part of a  
non-profit group called California Ships to Reefs. "We will follow  
the EPA guidelines to the letter."




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For the entire article, see
http://www.ocregister.com/news/ship-308703-group-toxic.html

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Lenny Siegel
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