CHROMIUM 6 FOUND IN AREA WELLS LEAD, ARSENIC CONCENTRATIONS ALSO DETECTED AT SOME SITES, STUDY SAYS.Byline: Staff and Wire Services SANTA CLARITA - A county-ordered study of 220 privately-owned water wells found that 35 percent of them are contaminated with chromium 6, nearly half are tainted with arsenic, and lead was detected in 43 percent. The well that drew the most concern in the Santa Clarita area was one south of Pyramid Lake that tested high for lead content, likely from piping or a faulty pump, Los Angeles County Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract officials said. The pump is on the grounds of a Camp Verdugo Oaks, run by the Boy Scouts of America Noun 1. Boy Scouts of America - a corporation that operates through a national council that charters local councils all over the United States; the purpose is character building and citizenship training - but it was unclear whether the problem well served the camp or whether it was a neighboring well used by the U.S. Forest Service. Terry Hall, director of the year-round Scout camp, said he was assured by county health officials that his pump passed water quality tests. Forest Service officials did not return calls. Either way, the well will be retested. ``We probably have to go out and take another look and see if that's just a fluke, said Jack Petralia, director of environmental protection for the Health Services Department. ``There's certainly a possibility that it's a problem with the pump - somehow the pump or the metal casing for the well is giving off the lead.'' Yasfy Shindy shin·dy n. pl. shin·dies 1. A commotion; an uproar. Also called shindig. 2. See shindig. [Perhaps alteration of shinny1. , deputy director of the department's Environmental Toxicology Bureau, said the test results showed a health hazard. ``That well should be down completely,'' Shindy said. The well water report issued Wednesday also indicated trace amounts 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. chromium 6 in 25 wells from Agua Dulce to Gorman - but all far below recommended action levels. Well water also was tested for arsenic, and a well on San Francisquito Canyon Road and one on Bouquet Canyon Road showed levels of 18.9 parts per billion and 17.9 ppb, respectively. The Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and maximum level for arsenic is 50 parts per billion in water, though there are efforts to reduce that number. Arsenic occurs naturally in rocks, soil, water, plants and animals Plants and Animals are a Canadian indie-rock band from Montreal, comprised of guitarist-vocalists Warren Spicer and Nic Basque, and drummer-vocalist Matthew Woodley.[1] They are signed to Secret City Records. . Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich Michael Dennis Antonovich (born 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representing the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, the Antelope, Santa Clarita, Pasadena, and parts of the San Fernando and San said broader testing of wells at county facilities is planned. Local officials will also seek to test some 2,000 state-owned wells in the county. The county's broader goal is to collect information at the local level and urge action at the state and federal level, he said. |
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