EM:/ Tons of Dow dioxin soil removed from park

I've heard talks about that in the past, but don't think they have found anything yet that works well enough.

Kathy Henry
www.trwnews.net 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: James Lang 
  To: Kathy & Gary Henry ; enviro-mich at great-lakes.net 
  Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 9:54 AM
  Subject: RE: EM:/ Tons of Dow dioxin soil removed from park


  As long as Dow is allowed to dump dioxin in landfills, why not try bioremediation?

  Removing soil or dredging doesn't make toxins go away.  It simply removes the contaminants from river bottoms, river banks and flood plains and places them in slurry pits or landfills.
   
  Consider white rot fungus, Phanerochaete chrysosporium, named for the white seams of pure cellulose the fungus separates in decomposing wood.  Several years ago, at the Department of Energy's Joint Genome Institute in Walnut Creek, California, scientists took a long, hard look at white rot fungus.  They found that, of the hundreds of enzymes in the fungus, some are able to disassemble toxic chemicals like PCBs, PCP, PAHs and dioxin.
   
  The operative word here is "disassemble."  Many plants absorb toxins intact.  White rot fungus breaks down harmful compounds into benign derivatives.  This trait has been attributed to some other fungi, as well.
   
  We should harness this characteristic in a practical application to eliminate dangerous chemicals in landfills, old industrial sites and dredging pits once and for all.

  --  Jim Lang







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  From: gehenry at chartermi.net
  To: enviro-mich at great-lakes.net
  Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:08:34 -0400
  Subject: Re: EM:/ Tons of Dow dioxin soil removed from park


  Yes, it's very sad.  EPA is allowing the dioxin to be dumped every where.---


  "EPA officials say that picnic tables have been painted, playground equipment has been washed and 17,370 tons of dioxin-contaminated soil has been removed and dumped at Waste Management’s People’s landfill in Birch Run".

  http://michiganmessenger.com/23618/17370-tons-of-dow-dioxin-contaminated-soil-removed-from-park-hot-spot

  Dumped with regular garbage.  Let's spread the love..

  Kathy Henry
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: 
    To: gehenry at chartermi.net 
    Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 10:54 PM
    Subject: Re: EM:/ Tons of Dow dioxin soil removed from park


    How interesting Dow can take until 2018  -- gee maybe we should pay taxes over ten years with no interest....
    How sad
    Sandy
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