[CPEO-MEF] VOCs, FORMER SITES: Former Larson Air Force Base, Moses Lake, Washington

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Work Begins On Central Washington Superfund Site

Anna King
Oregon Public Broadcasting
June 11, 2012

RICHLAND, Wash. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has  
started the cleanup of a superfund site near Moses Lake in central  
Washington. This restoration has been in the works for decades.

The contaminated area is made up of an old Air Force airport, a  
county airport and some adjacent lands. Dumpsites there are loaded  
with chemicals like PCBs, lead and petroleum. The EPA has started  
testing and designing a treatment system to remove trichloroethylene  
from the groundwater at the superfund site.


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For the entire story, see
http://news.opb.org/article/ 
work_begins_on_central_washington_superfund_site/

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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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