Environmental Laboratory
Park removes radioactive soil from its grounds
Jan 09 2009
The National Park Service stated that one cubic yard of soil was found on a total of five different sites and is currently being removed.
However, the areas pose no threat to visitors and the areas are safe in accordance with federal standards, claimed the organisation.
Dave Taft, acting superintendent of Gateway's Staten Island Unit, stated that the group pledged to remove the soil "after the initial discovery of the material and this week's actions are a result of that promise. Public safety is our first priority."
The soil contamination is thought to have been the result of old industrial machinery having been dumped in the area as far back as the 1930s.
In related news, Zul Tejpar, former vice president of a Canadian firm dealing in contaminated soil, pleaded guilty last month to participating in a fraud conspiracy.
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