Word: toxication
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...construction began, geologists discovered that the plant was being built near the Hosgri fault line. Their findings prompted an overhaul of its structural design. In 1976 P G & E had to replace miles of copper tubing when scientists found that sea life near the plant had been killed by toxic runoff from its piping. Then in 1981 construction came to a halt because some blueprints were discovered to have been reversed...
...until last week, it looked as though a new killing ground had emerged for destroying U.S. toxic materials: the ocean. But the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which has appeared to favor the burning at sea of deadly substances like PCBs, announced a preliminary decision to delay the issuance of operating permits for incinerator ships. The halt meant that three specially designed vessels were temporarily left high and dry. The move did not calm environmentalists, who are concerned about the fate of the oceans and the coastlines. Says EPA Director of Water Regulations and Standards Steven Schatzow: "The definition...
Some critics are worried that monitoring Waste Management's vessels would be difficult. Over the past year the company has been battling charges of improper handling of toxic materials at various of its landlocked disposal sites around the nation. Others object to toxic wastes being trucked to and stored at dockside facilities. Says John Vaughn, a Lake Charles, La., municipal official: "We know there is a problem with hazardous wastes, but we don't want to solve it for all of Louisiana, Alabama, Texas and Mississippi...
Prodded by the urgency of the need for a solution to the mounting piles of toxic wastes, the EPA is expected to approve burning at sea by the end of the year. The agency is now recommending four test burns totaling 3.3 million gal. to study efficiency and resolve uncertainties about environmental impact. Attorney Peter Arnow, a Louisiana department of justice official who is critical of the EPA, sadly notes that ocean burning seems inevitable. Says he: "On land you have neighbors. But there is no political opposition from the fish." -ByJ.D. Reed. Reported by Jay Branegan/ Washington, with other...
...selection committee based its decision on Wilson's work on island biogeography--the study of small isolated habitats because of its impact on conservation in the Amazon jungle, and on the chemical secretions of insects, because of its contribution to non-toxic insect control, according to Walker...