CITY TO EXAMINE TESTING METHODS USED ON WATER.Byline: Rachel Rachel, in the Bible Rachel (rā`chəl), in the Bible, wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin. She is one of the four Jewish matriarchs. An alternate form is Rahel. Uranga Staff Writer A week after state regulators reported detecting radioactivity radioactivity, spontaneous disintegration or decay of the nucleus of an atom by emission of particles, usually accompanied by electromagnetic radiation. The energy produced by radioactivity has important military and industrial applications. at the Calabasas Landfill, city officials said Tuesday that they planned to hire a consultant to examine the techniques the state water board used in its study. ``We need some experts to look at these figures and interpret it,'' Mayor Lesley Devine said. State officials reported that levels of uranium uranium (y  rā`nēəm), radioactive metallic chemical element; symbol U; at. no. 92; at. wt. 238.0289; m.p. 1,132°C;; b.p. 3,818°C;; sp. gr. 19. and gross-alpha and
gross-beta radiation in liquid at the Calabasas dump exceeded those that
would be allowed if the water were used for drinking. The report also
said the radioactive waste radioactive waste, material containing the unusable radioactive byproducts of the scientific, military, and industrial applications of nuclear energy. Since its radioactivity presents a serious health hazard (see radiation sickness), disposing of such material is a was contained on-site, a point Devine
questioned.
``It appears that off-site testing was not part of the testing, so we don't really know does that mean it is fully contained or it is not. Many people are concerned,'' said Devine, noting that her office has fielded phone calls from concerned residents. There will be additional testing, though no time line is immediately available, said William L. Rukeyser, assistant secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency The California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) was created in 1991 by Governor Pete Wilson, through an executive order.[1] The agency combined six board, departments, and offices into one cabinet-level office:[2] |
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