August 27, 2009
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Water & Wastewater Newsletter August 27, 2009 |
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US drinking water and watersheds widely contaminated by hormone disrupting pesticide, Atrazine
A widely used pesticide known to impact wildlife development and, potentially, human health has contaminated watersheds and drinking water throughout much of the United States, according to a new report released by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Banned by the European Union, atrazine is the most commonly detected pesticide in U.S. waters and is a known endocrine disruptor, which means that it affects human and animal hormones. It has been tied to poor sperm quality in humans and hermaphroditic amphibians. “Evidence shows Atrazine contamination to be a widespread and dangerous ... |
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3 facilities agree to pay penalties totaling US$226,132 for oil spill planning failures
Three southern New England facilities that store over a million gallons of oil each agreed to pay penalties for failing to take adequate precaution to prevent and contain oil spills. Specifically, EPA alleges that the following oil storage facilities had failed to adequately prepare and maintain Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure plans (commonly called “SPCC” plans) and/or Facility Response Plans (“FRPs”): DDLC Energy of New London, Conn.; Taylor Energy of Broad Brook, Conn.; and Northeast Products Co. Inc. of Fall River, Mass. DDLC Energy, New London Conn. – While this company, ... |
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