BROCKOVICH, MASRY AMONG THOSE PUSHING FOR SAFER WATER.Byline: Jennifer Hamm Staff Writer BURBANK - Legal assistant Erin Brockovich and attorney Ed Masry, the legal duo who made chromium 6 a household concept, were among those who called Tuesday for the state to lower the amount of the toxic metal toxic metal Environment Any metal known to be toxic to humans–eg, antimony, arsenic, beryllium, bismuth, cadmium, lead, mercury, nickel. Cf Nontoxic metal. allowed in drinking water drinking water supply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g. at a joint legislative hearing in Burbank. ``We want to see better protection and greater assurances for the public that they are receiving safer drinking water,'' said Brockovich, whose efforts to expose high levels of the suspected carcinogen carcinogen: see cancer. carcinogen Agent that can cause cancer. Exposure to one or more carcinogens, including certain chemicals, radiation, and certain viruses, can initiate cancer under conditions not completely understood. in the town of Hinkley were chronicled in the movie ``Erin Brockovich.'' But despite calls from a dozen scientists and others to quickly lower the state standard of allowable chromium levels in drinking water, a representative from the California Department of Health Services Department of Health Services may refer to:
``The public views this as being an acute problem,'' said David P. Spath of the Division of Drinking Water and Environmental Management for the Department of Health Services. ``It is not an acute problem.'' Spath said it would take the department three years to make a recommendation on what should be the allowable level of chromium in water. Chromium 6 is a toxic byproduct by·prod·uct or by-prod·uct n. 1. Something produced in the making of something else. 2. A secondary result; a side effect. Noun 1. of aerospace and other industrial work and is therefore especially common along the Interstate 5 Freeway corridor, where companies such as Lockheed had operations. It is said to cause different types of cancer and other health problems. Wells in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. have recently been found to have high levels of chromium. There is a California public health goal of permitting only 2.5 parts per billion of total chromium, which would include all types of chromium. The current state standard is 50 ppb and the federal standard is 100 ppb for total chromium. The Senate Committees on Health and Human Services Noun 1. Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Department of Health and Human Services, HHS , Natural Resources and Wildlife and the Assembly Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials held the hearing, which was aimed at learning more about the issue to shape a policy decision. Local state Sens. Adam Schiff
Adam B. Schiff (born June 20 1960) is an American politician. He first served in the California State Senate. and Tom Hayden and Assembly members Jack Scott and Sheila Kuehl attended. Masry, the lawyer Brockovich worked for, disagreed that the public could wait for further study. ``I'm listening to all these time lines and I'm wondering, why wait?'' Masry said. ``There's one thing we know for sure: Drinking large amounts of water with chromium 6 can kill you.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Erin Brockovich and attorney Ed Masry pause outside Burbank City Hall before pleading for quick action by the state to cut the allowable level of chromium in local drinking water. John Lazar/Staff Photographer |
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