COMPANY DIRECTED TO TEST SOIL ON SITE.Byline: Andrea Cavanaugh Staff Writer 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 has ordered a Burbank metal-plating shop to test the soil around its site for chromium and cyanide contamination, authorities said Monday. All Metals Processing Co. at 264 W. Spazier Ave. must test the soil between the facility's outside wall and a drainage canal about 10 feet away, EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. spokesman Francisco Arcaute said. The company faces fines of $6,500 per day if it fails to comply with the order, said Larry Bradfish, assistant regional counsel with the EPA. The firm has 30 days to submit a work plan for the testing to the EPA. Company officials have seen conflicting results on the level of contamination, said Tim Roach, president of All Metals Processing. ``It's not a matter of are there contaminants, it's a matter of how much,'' Roach said. ``It's whether it's within legal limits.'' Inspectors found hazardous waste Hazardous waste Any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste materials that, if improperly managed or disposed of, may pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. Every industrial country in the world has had problems with managing hazardous wastes. seeping through an outside wall during a Sept. 28 inspection, Arcaute said. If traces of the chemicals are found during testing, the company must have the contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. soil removed. Chromium is a 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. that can cause kidney and liver damage. Effects of cyanide exposure can range from loss of consciousness to death. Andrea Cavanaugh, (818)713-3669 andrea.cavanaugh(at)dailynews.com |
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