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Thursday, October 06, 2005
Environment - State says dirt from stadium site poses no threat [Updated]
The Indianapolis Star website has a report this afternoon by Michelle McNeil headlined "State says dirt from stadium site poses no threat." It begins:
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management says dirt from the downtown stadium construction site that will be trucked to a Johnson County gravel pit poses no public health threat.[Updated 10/7/05] Here is today's Star's somewhat expanded coverage.
The soil does contain arsenic, which is a naturally occurring compound found in most soil, but not at dangerous levels, according to Bruce Palin, assistant commissioner of IDEM"s Office of Land Quality. Environmental testing of the soil did find some high levels of arsenic, but that will be hauled to a landfill that can safely accommodate contaminants, Palin said today.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on October 6, 2005 01:02 PM
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