POSSIBLE POLLUTERS TARGETED.Byline: Erik Nelson Staff Writer Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County's top water quality agency has identified 142 commercial properties, mostly in the Valley, as possible sources of cancer- causing chromium 6 that has tainted local water supplies, officials said Monday. The list, which includes metal plating Noun 1. metal plating - a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface plating coating, coat - a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint" gold plate - a thin plating of gold on something companies, aircraft parts manufacturers and even NBC Studios
NBC Studios , is the starting point Noun 1. starting point - earliest limiting point terminus a quo commencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, first - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the for the Regional Water Quality Control Board in its quest to find out who is responsible for the contamination and compel the polluters to pay for the cost of cleanup, which has yet to be determined. ``We believe they may have had chromium in use in the past,'' said Dennis Dickerson, the board's executive officer, who sent current occupants of the properties a letter last week asking them to fill out a form detailing their use of chromium and other possible groundwater contaminants. 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. became a household word after the release of this year's movie ``Erin Brockovich,'' starring Julia Roberts, in which the heroine exposed dangerous levels of chromium 6 in wells in Hinkley, Calif. The list released Monday includes some properties that were listed because they have been investigated in the past for other types of water or even air pollution, hence the seemingly out-of-place Los Angeles Equestrian Center. ``I'm not exactly sure what chromium 6 is,'' said George Chatigny, general manager of the horse boarding and training facility, which has been located in Burbank since 1980. ``We don't do any manufacturing here. What we have is horse waste, and that's about it.'' Officials cautioned against drawing too many conclusions from the list, saying it was casting a wide net over companies to question before narrowing its focus to the most likely polluters. ``It's the first step of the process,'' said water board chairman H. David Hahai, who added that it's too early to determine how extensive the problem is, let alone how much it will cost to clean up. The list was prompted in part by the discovery of high levels of chromium 6 in tap water at 110 county government facilities. Studies showed that 39 percent of water samples from the facilities contained the chemical at levels 13 to 40 times higher than safe 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. goals. Eventually, the board hopes to find the actual sources of chromium 6 and order those responsible to pay for cleanup of groundwater supplies. Ron Bernal, one of the owners of F&H Plating Co. in North Hollywood, said he received the letter but said ``basically, it won't affect me.'' He said he had stopped using chromium 6 for plating jewelry, doorknobs and other items 10 years ago because his customers wanted brass instead of chrome-plated items. But he could understand why his company was listed because he still has a permit from the South Coast Air Quality Management District The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), formed in 1976, is the air pollution agency responsible mainly for regulating stationary sources of air pollution for most of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside County, and all of Orange county. to use chromium. Barry Rubin Barry Rubin is a professor at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) in Herzliya, Israel and the Director of the Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center of the IDC. , manager of Caravan Fashion Enterprises in North Hollywood, said he also received the board's letter. ``They made a mistake and I've been trying to call them and rectify the situation,'' he said. ``We're a dye house. We dye clothing.'' Chromium 6, which is listed by the U.S. 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 as a ``known human carcinogen,'' has become a dilemma for water regulators since its discovery in local drinking water supplies. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. existing state and federal standards, the water is safe to drink. However, the water fails to meet new, but nonbinding guidelines set by California EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. , and in some cases isn't considered safe to dump in the Los Angeles River The Los Angeles River is an intermittent river flowing through Los Angeles County, California, from Canoga Park in the west end of the San Fernando Valley, 51 miles (82 km) southeast to its mouth in Long Beach. . On Monday, the water board attempted to make sense of some of these contradictions by having experts from all involved agencies give their assessment of the chromium 6 problem. State and federal regulators testified that their standards for total chromium, which may include chromium 6, is 50 and 100 parts per billion, respectively. Those regulations must take into account the feasibility and cost of cleaning up the contaminant contaminant /con·tam·i·nant/ (kon-tam´in-int) something that causes contamination. contaminant something that causes contamination. , they explained. POSSIBLE POLLUTERS The Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board has sent letters to the owners of the following companies asking them to detail their use of chromium 6 and other possible groundwater contaminants, if any. The companies were selected because they appeared on the board's or other pollution agency databases in connection with the use of chromium or other potential contaminants. 1. 1928 Jewelry Co. (formerly 1928 Jewelry Co./Accessory Plating) - Burbank 2. 3 R Wood Design Inc. - Burbank 3. A.H. Plating - Burbank 4. Abby Rents (formerly Vlier Engineering Corp.) - Burbank 5. Acco -Glendale 6. Ace Camera Clinic - Burbank 7. Acme Autowork (formerly Carcoa Inc.) - Burbank 8. ACSCO Products Inc. - Burbank 9. Active Magnetic Inspection Inc. - Sun Valley 10. Advanced Biodiagnostics (formerly Verdugo Mental Health Center) - Glendale 11. Alert Plating Co. - Sun Valley 12. Allan Aircraft Supply Co. - North Hollywood 13. Almore Dye House, Inc. - North Hollywood 14. Alpha Medical Resources (formerly Burbank Aircraft Supply) - Sun Valley 15. AM/PM AM/PM Amplitude Modulation/Phase Modulation AM/PM Ante Meridian/Post Meridian Door Inc. - Burbank 16. American Etching - Pacoima 17. American Fine Arts Foundry - Burbank 18. Anthony International (Anthony Manufacturing) - San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. 19. Applied Industrial Technologies (formerly Bearing Inc.) - North Hollywood 20. Armex Enterprises & Printing (formerly Pan Kaj International Inc.) - Los Angeles 21. Armik Auto Repair - Glendale 22. Armstrong Garden Center - Glendale 23. Arrow Die Casting die casting Forming metal objects by injecting molten metal under pressure into dies or molds. An early and important use of the technique was in the Linotype machine (1884), but the mass-production automobile assembly line gave die casting its real impetus. - Glendale 24. Artcraft Plating - Burbank 25. Auto Matters - Burbank 26. Automation Plating - Glendale 27. Automation Plating Corp. - Glendale 28. Automation Plating Corp. - Glendale 29. Bexel Corp. (formerly Rock Solid Productions) - Burbank 30. BFIC BFIC Banking, Finance and Insurance Commission (Belgium) BFIC Benign Familial Infantile Convulsions Auto CTR See click-through rate. & Wholesale (formerly Burbank Industries Inc.) - Burbank 31. Blue Diamond Materials (formerly Blacktop Materials Co.) - Sun Valley 32. Bobrick Washroom Eqpt. Inc. - North Hollywood 33. Bobrick Washroom Eqpt. Inc. - North Hollywood 34. Bonded Services (formerly General Connectors Corp.) - Burbank 35. Bucy Die Casting Corp. - Burbank 36. Buddy's All Stars (formerly Veradyne Corp.) - Burbank 37. Budget Rent-A-Car - Burbank 38. Buildit Engineering - Burbank 39. Burbank Airport Authority - Burbank 40. Burbank Coach Works Inc. - Burbank 41. Burbank Plating Ser. - Pacoima 42. Burbank Sound (formerly Burbank 1-Hr Photo) - Burbank 43. C.B. Analytical - Glendale 44. California Offset Printers (formerly Accurate Dial Inc.) - Glendale 45. Capitol Hardware (formerly Space-Lok Inc.) - Burbank 46. Caravan Fashion (formerly Mercury Aerospace Fasteners) - North Hollywood 47. Carter Plating - Burbank 48. Chal Industries - North Hollywood 49. City Litho Inc. - Glendale 50. City of Burbank Environmental (formerly Lawrence Engineering Inc.) - Burbank 51. Color Inc. - Glendale 52. Connell Processing Inc. (formerly Connell Plating Co. Inc.) - Burbank 53. Connell Processing Inc. (formerly Connell Plating Co. Inc.) - Burbank 54. CRE CRE Commercial Real Estate CRE Corporate Real Estate CRE Commission for Racial Equality (Scotland) CRE CCD (Charge Coupled Device) and Readout Electronics CRE Camp Response Element - Burbank 55. CWH CWH Coastal Western Hemlock (botany) CWH Cup With Handle (stock market watchlist) CWH Computer World Hosting CWH Complementary Walsh-Hadamard (coding scheme) Co. (formerly Legal Business Inc.) - North Hollywood 56. Delsen Testing Laboratories Inc. - Glendale 57. Digilith (formerly Apollo Color Service) - Burbank 58. Drumheller Indust. - Sun Valley 59. DWP DWP Department of Work and Pensions (UK) DWP Drinking Water Program DWP Dynamic Weapon Pricing (gamin, Counter-Strike: Source) DWP Department of Water & Power DWP Drinking Water Protection Valley Generating Station - Sun Valley 60. Dynamic Plating Inc. - Burbank 61. Ecola Services (formerly Comet Plating) - Burbank 62. Electromatic Inc. - North Hollywood 63. Excello Plating Co. Inc. - Los Angeles 64. F&H Plating Co. - North Hollywood 65. Fortner Engineering & Manufacturing Inc. - Glendale 66. Foto-Kem Industries Inc. - Burbank 67. Frank's Custom Lab - North Hollywood 68. G. W. International (Great Western Chemical) - Pacoima 69. GCG GCG Genetics Computer Group GCG Glucagon GCG Good Corporate Governance GCG Global Consumer Group GCG Global Church of God GCG Generalized Conjugate Gradient GCG Global Change Game GCG Geological Curators' Group GCG Giant-Cell Granuloma Precision Metal Finishing - Glendale 70. Gilderfluke & Co. (formerly Jerry V. Johnson & Assoc. Inc.) - Burbank 71. Glendale Park Maintenance Office (formerly city of Glendale Public Works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. ) - Glendale 72. Glendale Printing Center Inc. - Glendale 73. Graphland, Inc. - Glendale 74. Hanson Distributing Co. (formerly Trans Globe Imports & Spray Co. Inc.) - North Hollywood 75. Haskel Inc. - Burbank 76. Hawker Pacific Inc. (Flight Accessory Services Div.) - Sun Valley 77. Hi-Electronics (formerly Wontronics) Los Angeles 78. Industrial Battery Eng. Inc. - Sun Valley 79. J & M Anodizing anodizing Method of coating metal for corrosion resistance, electrical insulation, thermal control, abrasion resistance, sealing, improving paint adhesion, and decorative finishing. Inc. - Burbank 80. J. Schwartzman Mfg. & Supply Co. (J.S. Screw Co.) - North Hollywood 81. Janco Corp. - Burbank 82. Joseff Precision Castings (formerly Joseff Investment Castings) - Burbank 83. K & L Anodizing Corp. - Burbank 84. KBC KBC Kenya Broadcasting Corporation KBC Kaun Banega Crorepati (Indian TV show) KBC Koahnic Broadcast Corporation (Anchorage, Alaska) KBC Keyboard Connector KBC Kill Before Capture America Inc. (formerly Alert Plating Co. Inc.) - Burbank 85. Kenwalt Die Casting - Sun Valley 86. L & M Black Oxide Co. Inc. - Burbank 87. L.A. Times (formerly General Electric Co.) - North Hollywood 88. LA Sign & Graphics (formerly Artcraft Plating) - Burbank 89. LADO LADO Latino American Dawah Organization LADO Los Angeles District Office LADO Louisiana Association of Dispensing Opticians LADO Launch Anomaly and Disposal Operations LADO Ligii Pentru Apãrarea Drepturilor Omului (Romania) Mfg. Co. - North Hollywood 90. Lee Filters (formerly Zipco Accratronics of Calif. Inc.) - Burbank 91. Los Angeles Equestrian Center - Burbank 92. M & R Plating Corp. - North Hollywood 93. M2 Collision Center (formerly Community Auto Body) - Burbank 94. Magna Plating Co. - Burbank 95. Marry X-ray Inc. (formerly Guardian X-ray Equipment Services Inc.) - Glendale 96. Mastercraft Metal - Burbank 97. Matthews Studio Equipment Grp. (formerly Ryder Aviall Inc.) - Burbank 98. Mid Valley Anodizing - Burbank 99. Mission Industrial Properties (formerly Vinten Equipment Inc.) - Sun Valley 100. Motor Lighting (formerly Creative Knitting Inc.) - North Hollywood 101. Mt. Sinai Mortuary & Cemetery - Los Angeles 102. National Ready Mix Concrete (formerly Glendale Ready Mix Concrete) - Los Angeles 103. NBC Studios - Burbank 104. Network Art Service - Burbank 105. Oroamerica (formerly International Electronic Research Corp.) - Burbank 106. Oroamerica, Inc. - Burbank 107. Pacer Performance Products Inc. - Los Angeles 108. Pacific Coast Waste (formerly Zehrung Corp.) - Los Angeles 109. Pacific Radiator Sales and Service Inc. - Glendale 110. Pennoyer-Dodge Co. - Glendale 111. Pennoyer-Dodge Co. - Glendale 112. Photo Chem Etch Corp. - Sun Valley 113. Photo-Sonics Inc. - Burbank 114. Ponam Ltd. Inc. - Glendale 115. Prime Plating - Sun Valley 116. Printers Inc. - North Hollywood 117. Process Control Labs - Burbank 118. R.R. Hensler - Sun Valley 119. Refrigeration refrigeration, process for drawing heat from substances to lower their temperature, often for purposes of preservation. Refrigeration in its modern, portable form also depends on insulating materials that are thin yet effective. Supplies Distributor - Burbank 120. Robert F. Chapman Inc. (formerly Flynn's Plating) - Pacoima 121. Sanitek Products Inc. - Los Angeles 122. Saturn Fasteners Inc. - Burbank 123. Schubert Studios - North Hollywood 124. Shine Jewelry - Burbank 125. Sierracin/Harrison - Burbank 126. Sound Trax Studios - Burbank 127. Spectra American - Sun Valley 128. Spectra Paint (formerly State Paint) - Burbank 129. Saint Joseph Medical Center - Burbank 130. Steve's Plating Corp. - Burbank 131. Tektoplate - Pacoima 132. Time Aviation Services Inc. - Sun Valley 133. Timely Industries - Pacoima 134. Trans Box Courier Inc. (formerly Barry Controls) - North Hollywood 135. Trojan Rivet - Glendale 136. Trojan Rivet Corp. - Glendale 137. U.S. Label Corp. (formerly AVL (Automatic Vehicle Location) See mobile positioning. Press Color Lithography) - Burbank 138. Uni-Plate Inc. - Burbank 139. Valley Enamelling Corp. - Burbank 140. Valley Plating Inc. - Los Angeles 141. Vege Kurl - Glendale 142. Vitaminerals Inc. - Glendale CAPTION(S): box Box: POSSIBLE POLLUTERS (See text) |
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