Pdf lead and arsenic contamination by a smelter plant located. The former asarco demolition fallout, a post study on. Some studies have shown that there are harmful effects at 5 micrograms. Taking the main chimney of the smelter as a center, the study area is enclosed into concentric circles with radii that range from 500 m up to 5000 m. Former residents say asarco paid well, better than many other employers of the working class. The book, published 50 years later to celebrate asarcos golden anniversary, noted that. After a 1970s cdc study showed that the mostly mexicanamerican population of this. When lead was discovered in the soil of smeltertown, the company removed the top foot. And a new study finds amazon is not alone in this regard. The air was polluted for three miles in any direction from the asarco smelter plant. Texas center for workingclass studies events, symposia, and workshops.
The epa offered to clean up the soil in the front yard but not the back, where. Details about soil, groundwater, and surface water contamination. Before flint, before east chicago, there was smeltertown nrdc. After years of work and cleanup, the project navigator says the contract with utep is. Before flint, before east chicago, there was smeltertown. Contract being finalized for asarco land sale to utep kfox. A new book offers a harrowingly intimate view into the lives of men that worked at asarco.
Asarco the handbook of texas online texas state historical. The city and the state air control board started to study readings of the. Many of these documents are also available for viewing at both of these locations. The surface geology consists of a mix of colluvial sediments from the surrounding mountains and fluvial sediments from the rio grande. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that.
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