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Chromium 6 cleaning plans run aground
This article has been amended, see note below for details. After spending more than 10 years and roughly $9 million, engineers testing two high-tech methods for removing chromium 6 from groundwater say neither method can reliably bring levels of the...Tags: Research, Environmental Issues, Google Inc., Water, Science and Technology
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In 2013, much awaits Glendale
The year 2013 is already shaping up to be a busy year, with several issues rooted in the past expected to come to fruition. While the year ahead will no doubt unleash its own bounty of surprises, here are some issues we can all count on happening in the...
Tags: Job Layoffs, Politics, Justice System, Nordstrom, Science and Technology
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Water contamination study nears end
After more than a decade and nearly $9 million, Glendale is nearing the end of its research into the water contaminant chromium 6. After the City Council this week approved using $536,000 to put the final touches on the research project, officials said...
Tags: Education, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research, Environmental Issues, Google Inc.
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Disney chromium 6 discharge 'within guidelines'
The Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board has concluded an investigation into contamination on the site of the Walt Disney Studios, a senior board official said. The agency’s decision comes a day after the Los Angeles Times reported that...
Tags: Walt Disney, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues, Water, Richard Verrier
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Water probe involves Disney
Federal and state regulators are investigating whether a vintage air conditioning system at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank played a role in contaminating groundwater with chromium 6, a cancer-causing heavy metal widely used in aerospace manufacturing...
Tags: Science and Technology, Lockheed Martin Corp., Medical Research, Health Organizations, Cancer
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Chromium 6 removal process could cost $27 million over two decades
For the first time, a Glendale research team testing methods for stripping chromium 6 from groundwater has released an estimate for how much it will cost long term — putting the tab at up to $27 million over 20 years. The costs will be a key...
Tags: Iron (dietary supplement), Health, Research, Google Inc., Science and Technology
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Schiff turns up the heat on EPA to release chromium 6 report
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) on Tuesday introduced legislation that would set a deadline for establishing a new federal cap on chromium 6 contamination in drinking water. The move comes two weeks after the congressman called on the Environmental...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Health, Environmental Issues, Water, National Institutes of Health
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Chromium 6 cleanup slated for contaminated lot
Despite efforts to stop it, the chemical Chromium 6 has been seeping into Glendale groundwater for years at the site of a defunct plating company. By early next month, that will start to change. Ralphs Grocery Co. plans to finalize the purchase of the...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues, Water, Science and Technology, Adam Schiff
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City to throw more money at water contamination study
The costs keep piling up as a project to study chromium 6 removal becomes a bigger expense than expected for Glendale, which has been trudging through nine years of research to strip the cancer-causing contaminant from groundwater.
Although the City...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues, Research, Environmental Politics, Cancer
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Glendale Water & Power to test chromium 6 filtration method
Glendale Water & Power has started testing a new filtration method to strip chromium 6 from groundwater and plans to start the process for other techniques next month. Previous methods have had some drawbacks, prompting the fresh approaches....Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Health, Environmental Issues, Research, Water
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Schiff pushes EPA to release information on chromium 6 contamination
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) increased pressure on the Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday to issue a long-awaited final report on the health impact of water tainted with chromium 6 on humans, calling the slow progress “unconscionable.”...Tags: Water Pollution, Health, Medical Research, Adam Schiff, National Institutes of Health
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Schiff calls for faster pace in finding maximum chromium 6 levels in drinking water
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) took the California Department of Public Health to task Monday for “dragging its feet” on setting new limits on chromium 6 in drinking water, adding to a growing chorus of frustration among local officials.
In...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues, Water, Adam Schiff, Cancer
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