Press release:
Los Angeles – Erin Brockovich today released the following statement regarding the EPA’s failure to ensure 235 drums of toxic waste were removed from the massive TCE spill in Le Roy, New York. The spill became the largest Superfund Site in the United States and the EPA did not know until alerted by Brockovich and her team in January of this year that the drums of hazardous waste had never been removed from the site of the 1971 train derailment that resulted in the massive TCE spill.
“The EPA clearly dropped the ball on the largest TCE Superfund Site in the country and their press release today is a feeble attempt to gloss over their abject failure in Le Roy. The Lehigh Valley Railroad derailment in 1971 was not a small event – it was a massive spill and the EPA had a responsibility to ensure that the polluter clean up the site, and remove the drums of toxic waste within 30 days of being filled. That never happened.
Instead, 235 barrels of hazardous toxic waste were allowed to sit unattended, unprotected and exposed to the elements to rust, decay and leach their toxic contents back into the environment. I’m curious to know if the EPA even reads their own press releases. On one hand, the EPA suggests they found no contamination in the barrels, but they go on to detail the contamination they did find, including TCE and cyanide.
While the EPA will try to convince the public that the levels of toxic contaminants in the barrels are low and not a concern, the sad truth is that they found any at all. And of course the levels are going to be low now after years of neglect that allowed those toxic chemicals to be reintroduced to the environment. What were those contaminant levels five years ago?
To make matters worse, the EPA didn’t even realize the barrels of hazardous material had never been disposed of properly. We actually alerted the EPA that the rotting barrels were still there in Le Roy. They had no idea.
The EPA is failing — it is not protecting people, it is not protecting the environment and we see this type of situation play out it communities across the country. Sadly, it takes citizens like me, and the people of the impacted communities, to speak up and fix problems that should have been dealt with years ago.”
To all that had anything
To all that had anything negative to say about Ms. Brockovich....
40 years ...barrels of hazardous waste stored above ground, leaking, rusting barrels.
2 months, give or take....barrels of waste are gone.
Shouldn't you be thanking her?
right on richard......with
right on richard......with out her sticking her nose into this .......we would spend another 40 years with these barrels.....hazard or no hazzard
they are a eye sore for leroy ny....e p a still makes out like no big deal.....
Totally agree Richard. If
Totally agree Richard. If not for her and the media attention, my grandchildren would be dealing with these barrels. Although not that much can really be done at this point except to improve the aesthetics of the site. Why some people take comfort that the plume is moving away from the school is scary too. If I was in the direction the thing is moving, I'd be mad as hell. Now at least they know it's headed their way anyhow.
The real environmental issue
The real environmental issue is the plume in the ground.
The barrels are gone, but the plume is still there, and it will be for another 1,000 years.
Brockovich: "... decay and leach their toxic contents back into the environment."
The word leach implies the TCE is going back into the ground. First, if that were the case, the amount of TCE going back into the plume would be miniscule compared to what's already there. Second, every expert I've spoken with, including Bob Bowcock, says TCE in dirt and rock brought to the surface is going to evaporate, which isn't the same thing as "leach." Now, evaporation can be an environmental concern and Bowcock was shocked to learn there may be a TCE aeration pit in Caledonia (unconfirmed), but there's no evidence there was enough TCE in those barrels to be a hazard. Remember, this is dirt and soil from digging wells to reach the aquifer. The wells were dug years after the spill. Logically, most of the TCE would be below the shafts dug for the wells.
But the bigger concern is Brockovich continuing to try and connect TCE to Le Roy HS. Bowcock has told me -- and I've reported -- he doesn't see any connection between the TCE plume and the school. There is simply no logical connection. The plume is more than 3 1/2 miles down stream from the school; Bowcock's well samples shows it hasn't flowed back toward the school (he's had theories, as impossible as it may sound of why that might have happened, but his own tests show it hasn't happened).
TCE evaporates pretty quickly. If it were on rock aggregate taken from the quarry and used as fill at the school, it likely would not have survived the process of crushing, storage, transportation, filling, etc.
Here are the known neurological effects on people who have worked in an job environment using TCE: delayed reaction times, problems with short-term memory, visual perception, attention, and color vision. http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/sites/lejeune/tce_pce.html
That same report says of animal test: "Various neurological problems were seen in both the mother and offspring. Neurological problems included being unable to coordinate muscles and decreased movement." Of course, the movement disorder we're seeing isn't one of decreased movement, but increased movement.
Finally, TCE wouldn't effect just girls, or just one age group. There's no evidence it discriminates in that way.
There are significant health concerns associated with TCE. Nobody within the plume area would be using well water unless it's filtered. Credit goes to Bowcock for bringing a media spotlight to the barrel situation and getting the EPAs attention. But the larger environmental issue is the plume. What the EPA should be telling us is what's the management plan for the plume (probably, don't drink unfiltered ground water for the next 1,000 years)
Brockovich trying to tie it to the tic issue contradicts science, logic and her own researcher.
Howard - Your comment is
Howard - Your comment is right on the money. The problem is that SOME people have made up their mind and will not listen/accept anything that differs with that opinion. I applaud the school administration for their attempts to educate SOME of the community. But they too are fighting close-minded people.
The only good result from all this noise is the removal of the barrels.
Let's not forget Howard, that
Let's not forget Howard, that one barrel was found to have a small amount of TCE out of the 80 barrels tested. If people looked closely at the pictures of the removal they would see individuals without hazardous material protective gear. Richard as far as thanking Brockovich; why? She has continuously tried to find an environmental issue to connect with the girls and has failed to do so. Yes, bringing the TCE spill into the limelight was somewhat positive but, way too late for any real results. Hopefully the removal of the barrels will calm LeRoy residents. However, like Ted stated, these people have already made up their mind.
Judith the plume has been moving away from the school for 40 years. The comfort people are showing is that the plume is not the cause of the tics outbreak in LeRoy. No one in their right mind should be happy that the plume is moving towards other towns. Heck, under Niagara Falls ARS is a huge hazardous material dump site. The EPA has been cleaning it up for 30 years now and from what I was told by Rick (EPA official) it will take another 25 years to clean up.
What we should be mad about is how, local business is suffering and how outside area schools are refusing to come to LeRoy because, of all the misleading facts by some media outlets, Brockovich's team and some doctors (TV and NJ). I heard a rumor LB Grand may close down due to the lack of business. Hopefully that is just a bad rumor!
Please state your facts
Please state your facts correctly John. From the EPA's own report:
"The material in the drums was tested for these and other contaminants. No tested contaminants were detected in materials from 203 of the drums. In 32 of the drums, some detectable concentrations of contaminants were found."
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/2CA1DEEDE9B93CFD852579AC005E…
Considering the fact they sat there as long as they did, I'm surprised any of them tested positive. Ask "Rick" if the EPA informed any of the people in the path of the plume that it was headed their way. I'm thinking not. And if any good comes of all of this, maybe this agency will be held more accountable. They failed miserably with this site.
Yes, residents are aware of
Yes, residents are aware of the hazardous material underground here. The government buried the materiel within a liner. Very few people live East of the Airfield, it is mostly industrial, car lot, metal and construction material junk yards and a couple mechanic garages. I read a news article Judith where is stated 80, I am not saying your wrong. You still prove my point that the barrels contained very little TCE and the barrels were the least of our worries. Thank you for your support.
Judith, how about you comment on the fact that the site is not behind the girls' illness and how this tic issue has hurt local business in LeRoy not to mention how other schools are scared to participate in sporting events in LeRoy because, of all the misleading facts! Why focus on the TCE site when it is already too late.
John - Thanks for attempting
John -
Thanks for attempting to clarify things.
I agree with the last part of your comment. This is the part that people don't get.
For some reason they want to use TCE as the cause of the illness.
John, really tired of
John, really tired of continually making the same statements over and over but seeing as though you continue to use my name, I will, at least for the time being, continue to defend myself. Until I get bored. So here goes: I NEVER have said I know the cause of this illness. I NEVER have attributed it to the spill or any environmental cause. I AM disgusted with the way both the illness and the spill were handled by our government agencies. I always questioned the lack of testing on the school grounds and at this point I am waiting to see if Leader will do thorough testing or not. If so, lovely. Had the school informed the parents of exactly what was going on from the beginning, none of this would have happened and NO media would have been involved. But then we would not know of the EPA's negligence of this site. It is very sad that you focus on finances over the health of these children but it once again establishes our differences. Please, if you are going to state your opinions as facts, be prepared to have them questioned. Curious about the "liner" you say was used. Please elaborate. Also, how are you the the resident expert on what people in LeRoy, Caledonia and Wheatland are aware of? The Town officials had no knowledge of the EPAs remediation efforts (or lack thereof), why would the people who lived there? http://thedailynewsonline.com/news/article_b2f852ec-579e-11e1-9ccd-0019…
Howard I think she was just
Howard I think she was just making the point that the barrels shouldn't even have been there "doing" anything. I was at the site and I saw dozens of open test wells at ground zero with water levels mere feet below surface levels. You saw Bowcock with stick in hand poking down into them. How many kids did the same thing over the years? Also, this shows that the bedrock is pulsing TCE alot more than two months a year, in the spring. Read the EPA/Superfund/ROD. I think she was indicating the spill might be affecting the girls as community members not students at the high school. See the difference? I think the school's posturing with lawyers and Leader, who by the way represents the school, causes alarm to media and parents outside the village. Cox stated no leak at the well near the ballfield yet the May aerial photo show different, plus, an onsite trip shows replaced dirt and new grass seed there. With all the controvery over fracking and given the wells so close to the school, and burning direct off the wells, why would anyone not be concerned? It seems to me the school is even concerned to what might be out there. Leader is a trouble shooting guidance counselor for companies in trouble with agencies and chemical regulatory problems. It is misleading to present them as anything else, such as testing mediators between school and a handful of parents.
Are you saying all 20 people
Are you saying all 20 people with movement disorder went out to the plume area and got to contaminated and nobody else did?
How plausible does that sound?
Face it and move on, there is no logical explanation for TCE being the issue with movement disorder.
Exactly Howard. It's called
Exactly Howard. It's called "Beating the perverbial dead horse!" And Brocovich will do that as long as there is a story and maybe some publicity in it for her. Just see how her latest "press release" has stirred up the conversations AGAIN!
In my opinion, I'm glad
In my opinion, I'm glad people like Brokovich are out there keeping the public aware of things the govt. would rather not talk about.If you trust our govt., you probably have a differing opinion.
I said no such thing or am I
I said no such thing or am I defending her. I was speculating as to her reasoning. Discuss my whole response if you want to debate something. The wells hold more importance than Erin does to that school. Gas smells are constant at that school. That is fact. Because there "is no record" of the fire dept. being called to the school does not mean that chief Woods was personally seen at the school with lights flashing, going into the school. Even the kids will tell you they've been there, on more than one occasion. Go look at the well site in right field and then report here what you found. New dirt, new seed, and what appears to be a closed valve on the well. That's what we saw there. Why deny an obvious leak there? Why the mystery? Then you wonder what makes people apprehensive of letting their kids come to the school or why the media focus there?
wounder if thay ever cleaned
wounder if thay ever cleaned up that chemical dump behind sprits bar on lake street, i heard some bad stuff was dump there from the old AMA printing co.
Those natural gas wells have
Those natural gas wells have been in operation for more than 25 years, and are a boon to the taxpayers of our district. Enough of the conspiracy theories, please.
You are wrong about that Bud.
You are wrong about that Bud. According to the district’s fact sheet, there are six wells on Le Roy Central School District’s 30-acre site. The first two were drilled in 1980 and 1981. Two more were drilled In 1991. The most recent ones were drilled in August 2008. The last two drilled in 2008 are the wells in question. These two were hydraulically fractured and connected to its boiler system. According to the district's records, in 2008-09, OSHA reportable illness and injury incidents among Le Roy CSD staff spiked.
Why does it have to be termed a "conspiracy theory" if citizens question the workings of government agencies? After the utter failure of the EPA in their lack of remediation efforts at the spill site, isn't it apparent we need to question?
Well Judith first I DID NOT
Well Judith first I DID NOT claim that you knew the cause of the illness. I DID NOT state that you attributed it to the spill either. I merely told you to comment more on the facts of the site and what Brockovich's own team has already stated and what the findings have been.
You continue to act as if, the train derailment site is all of sudden a new discovery in LeRoy and that it is affecting LeRoy and other towns as such. The train site has been known about, it was never hidden. Yet you feel that the barrels are a hazard to LeRoy, when in reality the threat lies beneath the ground and has been monitor downstream. Caledonia has had meetings starting over a decade ago to discuss the danger. I know my parents knew about the derailment and the hazards involved. As a four years old child I do not know about the derailment and nor did the generations to follow know much or if anything about the derailment. As far as having the school water supply and soil examined, I think this is a waste of time. Especially since, the water is not contaminated and the soil was put through a process to avoid such. Like it was mention your mind is made up. LeRoy must be this enormous Hazardous Dumping Ground and a danger to all of LeRoy? Be happy that MS Coxs is having Leaders examine LeRoy High School. Curious on what people will try to blame next when nothing is found?
Hmmm, I never mention Wheatland but, never have I stated I am a resident expert? Do I know a lot of the people in LeRoy? Yes! Only been in this area all my life except when I was in the active military. Between my children’s sports, I run into a lot of people and I run into a lot of people due to my job.
Why concern yourself about an environmental liner at Niagara Falls ARS? It was briefed to me when I was first assigned to this base by our Hazardous Material Team! The people around here are aware of it. Heck, this area was also responsible for part of the Manhattan Project during W.W. II and we had nuclear capability at Niagara Falls Air Base (1950’s/1960’s) when it was an Active Duty Base!
"Why does it have to be
"Why does it have to be termed a "conspiracy theory" if citizens question the workings of government agencies?"
Really Judith that is what you are doing! You feel the government is hiding things and that there is a conspiracy to hide things from the people! You feel the EPA failed to clean up a site. Well the site is already contaminated and it will be virtually impossible to clean up the hazard underground. The site has been known about since the day of the derailment! Yet, it is an issue now after 40 years! Brockovich is an joke and wasting our time.
I'm having a hard time making
I'm having a hard time making sense of exactly what you are saying John so I'm not going to bother. Other than the fact you appear to be defending the EPA and you don't believe the 30000 gallons of carcinogenic TCE in the ground is a health hazard. Which I have no intention of arguing with you about, it is obviously pointless.
Judith I am not arguing it is
Judith I am not arguing it is a health hazard! I am merely saying that it is a hazard that has been known by the public for decades and has been addressed already! Why do you think Genesee County and surrounding communities have their water piped in by Monroe Water Authority? It is because, the ground water was contaminated. Pointless? Wow, look in the mirror!
From the EPA's website: In
From the EPA's website:
In 2011, Lehigh Valley Railroad submitted the Pre-Remedial Design Bedrock Data Summary Report for the in-situ
bedrock vapor extraction and a 95% Remedial Design for the ex-situ soil vapor extraction. Both of these documents are
under review by the agency.
Apparently there is a lot more that can be done.
Sorry John I have to
Sorry John I have to disagree, just because waterlines exsist doesnt mean that the contamination is not a threat. If the county workers who are human did the same quality job they do on the roads then the pipes may not be as sound as you think. Also how often do you think maintenence needs to be done on those same pipes after 30+ years. How many little earthquakes have we had in NYS in the last 30 yrs. If they are deep enough not to be damaged by deep freezes then they are deep enough to be in the plume.
Your absolute that water is piped in is dubious at best. Also doesnt the water have to go through the plume of toxics to reach us? Lots of questionable things there and as pointed out by Beth theres alot that could have and can be done. Heres something to think about too... What kinds of reaction could we expect if the plume and liquids used in fracking meet each other underground? Could it be even more toxic? Even if not what happened to the fracking solution that was removed that possibly had tce in it? All these things become so much more serious considering the neglect that the EPA and DEC have treated this whole spill situation with so far.
Kyle we can play what if
Kyle we can play what if games all you want. However, if the water has been contaminated it would not stop at the LeRoy High School it would continue on to other towns further down the pipe. Like I stated, I will be curious to see who or what these people will try to blame, once they find nothing. Oh the conspiracy that will flow! Come on Brockovich sent in Bowcock who tried to find a connection and could not. Even went as far as stating on national TV that, LeRoy is not under threat from the derailment site or any other hazard. However, Brockovich is going against Bowcock's statement and once again coming to LeRoy to find an environmental threat.
As far as the EPA not working on the issue at hand is not true. Maybe not at the speed that people want. Like I stated before, the hazardous material underground at the Niagara Falls Airfield has been going through a filtering process for the past 30 years and still has another 25 years to go before it is cleaned up. That is from the EPA and our Hazardous Material Team. Lets not forget it takes money to clean up and the last I knew the government is broke! As far as the pipes absolutely going through the plume would be hard to prove. Several facts would come to mind such as the exact flow of the TCE, actual depth of plume (doubt highly that the pipes are as deep as the plume), type, density and absorbtion traits of the soil, rock type and formations, location of the pipes in conjunction with the underground flow. You can assume all you want Kyle but, then again minds are made up! My mind is not made up but, so far the facts do not add up enough to change my thoughts!We have lived with this for 40 years and it was not something new! People are panic about it because, some media and Brockovich types are making it sound worst than it is.
Oh if fracking and the plume reached each other it would still not effect the school grounds once again the school would still be up stream by several miles.
Brine Tank Spills At LeRoy
Brine Tank Spills At LeRoy School Never Reported By New York DEC
Date Published: Monday, February 20th, 2012
A toxic brine tank spill at LeRoy Junior/Senior High School was never reported by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC). According to the DEC, the action was not an oversight, but likely a matter of policy.
The town of LeRoy, New York, is at the center of a mystery illness outbreak, said NewsInferno, that has left 19 people with a bizarre set of symptoms that appear similar to Tourette’s. To date, one woman, one teenage boy, and 17 teenage girls have reported symptoms. Most have ties to LeRoy, specifically, the school.
In a posting on its website last week, the group Catskill Citizens revealed that on July 13, 2011, NY DEC inspectors discovered that two “brine” tanks spilled toxic fluids onto LeRoy’s school’s athletic fields. Of note, explained the Catskill Citizen, so-called “brine” is actually “produced water,” a fluid pumped from the ground with natural gas. Brine, which contains chlorides, bromides, and heavy metals, may also be radioactive.
While many rightly wonder why the spill was not entered into the NYS DEC’s spills incident database—a vehicle by which the public can access spill information—DEC Citizen Participation Specialist, Linda Vera, suggested this omission is departmental policy, said the Catskill Citizen. When asked “Can you tell me if a leaking brine tank would, as a matter of course, be reported as a spill incident that would (should) appear on in the spills incident database?” Vera told Catskill Citizens, “No, a brine spill is not the same as a chemical or petroleum spill.”
As a matter-of-fact, noted Catskill Citizens, only one incident was entered into the DEC’s spill database in 2011 in LeRoy and that concerned one quart of wastewater spilled at a service center/rest area (Spill Number 1103544). Yet, little is known about the brine spill that tainted LeRoy’s school fields, including how long the tanks leaked and how much fluid leaked there.
There is also no information on the spills’ environmental impact; however, said the Catskill Citizen, CNN reported that area trees are dead despite that Vera said, “ “minor damage was observed to surrounding vegetation.” CNN’s footage of the area indicates dead vegetation around both brine tanks—the Catskill Citizen notes that Vera only ever acknowledged one tank spill—which were located near a football and near a baseball field. It also remains unclear as to why the DEC excludes information on produced water spills from its online spills databases
In 1970, a train accident spilled one ton of cyanide crystals and 30,000 gallons of TCE, an industrial solvent, in LeRoy, in an area deemed a SuperFund site. That spill, which occurred just four miles from the Le Roy school, is now on the Superfund National Priorities List. This means the area is a hazardous waste site on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) list for health impact assessment. CNN described TCE as a “chemical of interest” in the case of the Le Roy students. Some have positied that the school, built in 2006, might have been built with tainted materials related to the train derailment.
Good article Mike.
Good article Mike. Interesting that a quart of liquid spilling at a gas station is reportable and chemicals spilling on fields our kids play on is not. This article contains some really clear pictures of the spill and the proximity to the fields. Note the kids standing outside the school in the bottom photo next to the spill:
http://www.ageofautism.com/2012/02/tics-and-toxins-evidence-points-to-e…
Lets see the woman self
Lets see the woman self admitted that she was diagnosed with Conversion Disorder before the brine spill (YNN) so, the brine spill would not be the cause. The boy is questionable because, many believe he is faking his symptoms. According to my kids and their friends he crave attention (Yes it is hearsay). After all he is the only child in the school who had an EMT observing him in school. Also, when is the last time they mention him on the news? He was mention at first and dropped off the map. The article talks about the center of this spill between the football and baseball field but, no reports of boys being affected. Just in case Judith, the boy who is alledgely suffering from "TICS" does not play sports. I do not believe any of the girls play on either field but, the Varsity Soccer Field is next to the Football field.
“Brine” is actually “produced water,” a fluid pumped from the ground with natural gas. Brine, which contains chlorides, bromides, and heavy metals, may also be radioactive."
Isn't chloride found in public water? I am still not seeing anything that would result in these girls' illness. Keep trying!
Since, this article is from a NYS DEC Report and this seems to sound like it is serious. What is the DEC doing about it? They did not mention a course of action. So, what are they doing? Or is this another attempt to make things sound worst then they are?
No John, according to the
No John, according to the interview on YNN, she came down with the symptoms in October, well after the brine spills.
http://batavia.ynn.com/content/571923/leroy-woman-discloses--conversion…
Do you just make this stuff up?
Someone must have texted him
Someone must have texted him that fabulous information. John, I know that you have this undying need to attempt to rebut everything I say (you flatter me!) but really, try to find some sort of source to back up your statements. My sole purpose of posting the link (see my message!!) was to illustrate the extent of the spill that we were not told about by the people we entrust our children to. It may be okay with you, it is not okay with me.
It took 30 years to get the
It took 30 years to get the pipeline in place. I would not call that quick action by the EPA. Caledonia has been doing evap-extraction for years at Jones Chemical. In Limerock it was supposedly to start in 1991, yet we still wait.The waterline was only the first phase of the spill project. Let's see 1970 was how long ago? Not impressive by my standards. As far as the well leaks, my article made no assumption that they made the girls sick. It was to show that something did go on there and with 600 kids there, how the hell can the DEC deem it not important enough to enter it into the public database? By the way John, ever heard of hydrogen chloride,potassium chloride or mercuric chloride? Even the sodium choride you shake on your dinner is poison. You keep trying to argue with people who are just stating facts and bringing information to light. Get your facts straight and get your head out of the sand. The litlle kids play around the catch basins on the school property while the big kids play ball. I think people have a right to know there is nothing wrong there. If you have kids in that school, you should be asking Kim Cox questions, not us.
Here John, see anything here
Here John, see anything here you want in your drinking water?
Chemicals Used in the Hydraulic Fracturing Process in Pennsylvania
Prepared by the Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Oil and Gas Management
Compiled from Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) obtained from Inustry
Updated June 10, 2010
Chemical Product Name
2,2-Dibromo-3-Nitrilopropionamide Bio Clear 1000/Bio Clear 2000/ Bio-Clear 200/BioRid20L/ EC6116A
2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one X-Cide 207
5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one X-Cide 207
Acetic Acid Fe-1A Acidizing Composition/ Packer Inhibitor
Acetic Anhydride Fe-1A Acidizing Composition
Acetylene GT&S Inc./ Airco
Alcohol Ethoxylated C12-16 NE-200
Alkyl benzene sulfonic acid Tetrolite AW0007/ FR-46
Ammonia (aqueous) FAW-5
Ammonium Bifluoride ABF 37%
Ammonium Persulfate AP Break
Ammonium Bisulfite Techni-Hib 604/ Fe OXCLEAR/ Packer Inhibitor
Ammonium chloride Salt Inhibitor
Ammonium Salt (alkylpolyether sulfate) Tetrolite AW0007
Amorphous silica TerraProp Plus/ Bituminous Coal Fly Ash ASTM C618
Benzoic Acid Benzoic Acid
Boric Acid BC-140/ Unilink 8.5
Boric Oxide XLW-32
Calcium Chloride Dowflake
Calcium Oxide Bituminous Coal Fly Ash ASTM C618
carboxymethylhydroxypropyl guar blend Unigel CMPHG
Choline Chloride Clay Treat-2C
Cinnamaldehyde ENVIROHIB 2001
Citric Acid Ferrotrol 300L/ IC-100L
Complex polyamine salt Clay Master-5C
Crystalline Silica: Cristobalite
Crystalline Silica: Quartz Silica Sand/ / Atlas PRC/ Best Sand/ Bituminous Coal Fly Ash ASTM C618
Cupric chloride dihydrate Ferrotrol 280L
Cured resin LiteProp 125
Cyclohexanes CS-2
Dazomet ICI-3240
Diethylene Glycol Scaletrol 720/ Scaletrol 7208
d-Limonene
MA-844W
Enzyme GBL-8X
EO-C7-9-iso-, C8 rich-alcohols NE-940/ NE-90
EO-C9-11-iso-, C10-rich alcohols NE-940/ NE-90
Ethoxylated Alcohol FRW-14/ SAS-2/ Flomax 50/ WFR-3B
Ethyl Acetate Castle Thrust
Ethyl Alcohol FAW-5/ Castle Shop Solv/ Dallas Morris
Ethylbenzene NDL-100/ PARANOX/ Uniflo II
Ethylbenzene NDL-100/ PARANOX/ Uniflo II
Ethylene Glycol ENVIROHIB 2001/ ICA-2/ LEB 10X/ Scaletrol
720/ Sceletrol 7208/ CC 300/ Clachek A/ Clachek
LP/ Ironsta II B/ NCL-100/ BC 140/ NCL-100/
Flomax 50/ NCL/ Scalehib 100/ Unihib O/ Unilink 8.5
Formic Acid ENVIROHIB 2001
Gluconic Acid Interstate ICA-2
Glutaraldehyde Alpha 114/Alpha 125/ ICI-150
Glycerol Bio Sealers
Glycol Ethers ENVIROHIB 2001/AMPHOAM 75/ PARANOX/ Uniflo II/ Unifoam/ WNE-342LN
Guar Gum PROGUM 19 GUAR PRODUCT/ Unigel 19XL/ Benchmark Polymer 3400/ WGA-15/ Unigel 5F
Hydrochloric Acid Hydrochloric Acid (HCL)/ TETRAClean 542/ Muriatic Acid
Hydrochloric Acid 3% – 35% Hydrochloric Acid 3% – 35%
Isopropanol AFS 30 Blend/ FAC-1W/ FAC-3W/ MA-844W/ NE-23/ NE-940/ Flomax 50/ Tetrolite AW0007/
FMW25 Foamer/ CS-2
Isopropyl Alcohol NFS-102/ WFT-9511/ LT-32/ AR-1/ Flomax 50/ NDL-100/ Unibac/ Uniflo II/ Uniflo/ Unihib O/
WNE-342LN
Methanol AFS 30 Blend/ NE-200/ Activator Superset-W/ CI-14/ FAW-5/ GasFlo/ Inflo-250W/ LT-32/ NE-940/
XLW-32/ Tetrolite AW0007/ FMW25 Foamer/ 40 HTL Corrosion Inhibitor/ NE 100/ HAI-OS Acid
Inhibitor/ Unibac/ NE-90/ Packer Inhibitor
Methyl Alcohol Clearbreak 400/ Super Surf/ Castle Shop Solv
Methyl Salicylate Bio Sealers
n-butanol AirFoam 311
Nitrilotriacetamide Salt Inhibitor
Phenolic Resin Atlas PRC
Polyethylene Glycol NE-940/ EC6116A/ NE-90
Polyethylene Glycol Mixture Bio Clear 2000/ Bio-Clear 200
Polyoxylalkylene sulfate FMW25 Foamer
Polysaccharide Blend GW-3LDF
Potassium Carbonate BF-7L
Potassium Chloride Dowflake
Potassium Hydroxide B-9, pH Increase Buffer/ BXL-2
Propargyl Alcohol CI-14/ HAI-OS Acid Inhibitor
Propylene Glycol SAS-2/ WFR-3B
Silica S-8C, Sand, 100 mesh/ Montmorillnonite clay
Sodium Bicarbonate K-34
Sodium Bromide BioRid 20L
Sodium Hydroxide Caustic Soda/ ICI-3240/ BioRid B-71
Sodium Persulphate High Perm SW-LB
Sodium Xylene Sulfonate FAC-2/ FAC-3W
Sulfuric Acid Sulfuric Acid
Surfactants AFS-30/ GasFlo/ Inflo-250W
Talc Adomite Aqua
Tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium sulfate Magnacide 575 Microbiocide
Tetramethyl ammonium Chloride Clay Treat-3C
Trimethyloctadecylammonium chloride FAC-1W/ FAC-3W
Why back it up? My children
Why back it up? My children play on those fields all spring and summer long for ten plus years, and they are not twitching, punching themselves in their eye, flopping like a fish out of water or slurring their speech. Test the water and show me where Mike's dream list is in my drinking water. If it is, you better warn Batavia before it is too late. Instead of using guessing theories in these girls' "Tic" illness, which BTW, many are improving very well from some of my own observation and friends of these girls. How about you just accept the truth from the professional at DENT. Have not heard too much on this topic lately. Yet Mike and you keep searching for the mysterious source of the "TIC OUT BREAK!"
Judith, if I was to freak out over ever chemical spill that happens in this area, I would be a paranoid freak too and suffering with major conspiracy theories. They are out to kill us and lower the world population.
Damn Mike, I am drinking all
Damn Mike, I am drinking all that? Wow, I amazed that I am alive. Also, when did I move to PA? How about you look up the stuff used here and ensure it is the same thing and that it did not change in two years.
You are definitely drinking
You are definitely drinking something John. Not sure what your aversion to facts is but you might want to look at that. I'm sure The Dent Institute could come up with a diagnosis. No need to actually meet with anyone there so no worries, they can do it from afar.
John I was giving you a list
John I was giving you a list of the chemicals the whole industry uses in fracking. The Marcellus shale formation runs our state all through the finger lakes region and southern tier. Where do you think your monroe water comes from, heaven?
Just because your kids aren't ticking doesn't mean they won't be sick years from now, from something that may be around those gas wells. Without knowing for sure that nothing there is unsafe, you are gambling with their future. Why would you even take a tiny risk? If you think everything is so hunky-dory, why are you even in this discussion? You have nothing to add to it that means anything. If you haven't seen by now that people need to take care of their own, you never will. You see no neglect of the spill site and assume the school is safe because strangers tell you so, who have alot to lose if it isn't. We assume priests, teachers, fireman and police are all working to protect us, but that isn't always the case is it?