Document BRxXBRgzymaeLq871wLRzdjgj

mHlLalLa R e p r in te d T ro o th e M arch 1977 ia a u e o f ENVIRONMENT. C opyright 1977 by jrle n tU ts * In s titu te fo r P u b lic In fo rm a tio n . 8Y DON JORDAN vb w V** b OON JOROAN > ,ouinj< M 6 Discharging a duty Wilts WfSIINCiiiOt bl I Li < me COKPOR \ r ION large manufjsturmg plant on the cd^c of Bloomington m 15" Vrty" fathers and businessmen lulled iho event and welcomed mjO the local economy. Today, the b5.U00 residents ot tiie southern Wr^ni ana city. 50 miles >outh of Indianapolis. are pulling in the nut as cits, state, and corporate attorney* do battle amid JurgeV'oT scandal, wowr-up. jnd environmental blackmail. Nearly 40 miles of river and stream have been posted w.th scans warning fisliermen that toll m those waters are unlit tor tium.m .*n> sumption. Farmlands have been poisoned. and hvc'to.s w.ll js aops have been eontamtiuted. Food-dum sontamuution c'n: `inv,n with polluted water and air has brought tosic pol>siiiormate,^^) phenyls (PCB*t to the bodies of the local uii/enry. and Wcstmaif^t^ is the identified corporate polluter. Four landfills where Westmehousc dumped tons of contain^ solid wastes between lb> and W'' have been identified as sources o PC Bs leu*hmg mto watersheds for 4U miles around Blootmtvcco Storm-water runoff from outdoor facilities at the Westmghouse brings Pc Bs to another stream Industrial discharges from t e house plant to the Bloomington wits sewer system iu\c pro.iS53<A widespread problems P< Bs are a ,lass ot .olotless and tasteless ./.iomuted i'\ similar to tiie petuidc DOf Highly resistant to .-.eat. Pi s be destroyed bs numeration jt lAOO degrees T They n.,\e cf-ttV3! in a wide ranee of products suue their mtroduvtion m Hj^lr sole U S. producer. Monsanto [rnP* Until l*l. when Monsanto halted sales to all customers those using them m "closed systems." PcBs were used m b.vur.-.d..- brjke fluids. ironing-board coven, adhesives and plastui/crs. *.1^^ investment casting. carbonless carbon paper, printer's n;k. photvvopv toner, soaps, and a vast array of electrical component parts U^o).is Sen so widespread that PCRs have been identified m snow North Pole and m fish taken trom the Yukon River. N-.--.ru tested m national momtoime programs has shown Pi \ ,n : -7^0y Pc Bs luve Sen found m human milk from mother* m eon and Canada. \ r~`<* v. \ , :V fllC vIkIUUJIS J C [>> CV CM tirek bs W7'*. un.ior tcr-is or ::o fSM--1 ; t* ! '\ \ fClClUK M'JIIC r<*. It' r )| I, \f. - i \J&--U SljIKO. (.'ll(lo| \,. | .1 , JlJlClH' C* T tCv t ^ "M hill".ill Jll.l .'T. mental health ami ;iieir * tJe; , presence m the environment Both . etnmcjit and privjie mdtism studio have (jhcled FC8s as tar.ui*gcnit. jn>! OlX'MincntS with laboratory luve recorded stillbirths. miscjrruges. and various metabolic disorders. Use in "Closed Systems'* N\ I ' J/ j INDIANA STATE COAfiD - \i\l I i" * OF KEALYH has deter-I */yv\v\\l' V, .; :|l FMRIONEMDTHTEHSAETWFAISTHFRtSakAReEn _ \v-i ADULTERATED AND ARE v. ... i*. UNFIT FOR HUMAN / ,\-V-11 CONSUMPTION. [ I . W^-V. v 5 * L ! /'. ` :ei >/ .J f . V '** "lotfc ! . ....... ... : f/ ' *` " T'T-T;! '!!. r-`- Ac j mamjladurer of power ..jp.K-'or', tor the world e'ccinc power indiouc ^Citiivjii'uw s Bloomington plant !><. ivtwecn r.c million and two m;;,..---. pounds >i m each \ear. Cjpji.it- ". ate considered a "closed scstem" j-id Ft Bs jre jsed inside them as j "oii:-.-. trie insulaiutc tluid" at protect;.-n against eieetneal simitt and tire Pcultcd atop powcf-lme poles or m- sUlkd m transformer "parks." -.jp.u:- tors nude by Westtnghouve jnd other companies provide tor more eitu;e:*t tran*missi< n of electricity by sr.i,v!i mg out the flow of the current SrA c inside capacitors. FC 8c ate an ideal product. but the same cturj%teri't;. that nukes them tire-reosunt a::d Uk'icfore perfect for electrical apphej* tions also makes them persistent emi* runmcntal contaminants. Whit is unfortunate ! southern Indiana is the demonstrated fact that Bloommctor', Westmcnoiice plant is nor a \l system. Momtiu ng ->\ h e I S f iiMfonniental Protection \g;nv\ ti P\ i. r'e Indiana State Ik-a:.; . Heahli .o>d (he BU>omina'-( o. ' % dep.Mtmetit has identitied r< Bs m v divhjtaes ttom the plant, in \torm- water ru off from outJ'* 'e.e:\it': and luudlmg areas, and ui dix'ui.cs to tlve city vwet system at a rate ot one to eight pounds a da> Tliese sewage dsvhaiees have stn' i Uted tire mnt concern in Kmi. snwe both the treatment phni \ teal efrtueM and sewage shady* serve l ir>***"*. V** 1*. a >n> m **( *t vh e** NM < > mm++ uMii*J*i*MtWMn * 7 c. l> 1*' I :n i! \ . JtIKTS nl PC H* to the !>'V jf .iw , ;i l,js iiv'v'f jhie to pfi'tjuto .'otxii Jot otlliOf sumption or h.i'ier tjimer. Leo llaeaniiun. has tijs. n.il piobiems \s:tii ins ...tiie r"." den.e i ,'v'..ii :)n; ft Its. rt !tio ..ill* "l >loii t tool we san live lieu* anv not o.mi sseichl. ,ni one .-it is I'.,' \ : io< .m\ iiltoMU.l- mo'e.' sjnl j teu'.il bji.i as rfie Iannis .I the faim 111 sv 1 rr =:*i hot i.' : v vii\ utilities depart.ivnt \:.m sojulmio /</ j non tjfm. us eses "Tlie soi said lied i's r uiilil ri%i belore I)to Nosemher |'i*5 to iejse the to tot\ loo Iiohk U4i aiis tluiie like it. ' said Hac.mman ft P~ I P \ njllotijl ^.'HtClCIKC i'll PC Hs held Ium luisbaitJ li4*J bitiit ,ovof 4 tluoe >04r had been deposited on tlie Hjojiiiu m Chwje>* Cnttl thjt imv 'ftccttntb fvfhnj. 'M'ni not to soiieenKti abs'U( patttiftf hy rtKK.'iftc ersvk watsTc a lu'UW f'j.l told utilities officials (M u)ul tiio Pi H> 410 ootno In Jo to irw, Thirteen miles hkiiIi ot the >'uK of usmc 4 'dielvvtno msul a t me thud " but I Iijso 4 tli(0*\C4l-oll Jauvf'tor. ansi I tcvl thcs'tc itonig to affect hot." }4ant Iwc tnapi. Cleai Creek il."*v h>j)q Salt Creek, a laicer stream vsliuli wives "I JiJii i know what j Jiek'stne Jie aJsicJ . r. incul.itme ihmj wj*." espl.itneJ on as 4 dnnkinc-water vupplv for small linKStcme-minmc town >f Jici'M'I K,.v Pc's'iC'- "lii1 !.i:ct \\jv the Hist to idcilUK PC H> 111 the >..'111* pjn\ \ etdnent ikt-'-e V.u'li*Vr I1**?. w".u tj 1 v imbues .'Vi.uh twsl d'x".-ie : Pc U PCBs in Foml ami Wulcr Oi 1K 4 small persOitfaeV 'f tbo t\'4fh .'Ot'll tons ol S'.hJoc Ol'OH J\S4\ SIIK0 Wesimebnuv ''jxmcsl in l`l5* lies been ford, twents miles couth ot H! . mifc* n ton Pc its Tsjvc Noen I'.-mJ j.i'pen.ii^TjQl .it j soiucntf3fi*`n of 0 4 pp" ;ii s)ftr ^ Cieek isater near the tossn'c Jmikbropl ssalei intake. The IPS has souuJs*i(g's-^ Jivliji.e- i. then wwer lines. ilieie Iv'.ate.l, but 4 toss OJfvJcticri vslio ux*J j water* (ujlits standard ot' ! out wjs n> in ei'in: awa\ mun- t!v slnJee tounj that tlu'ir seeetjbles tiiihi n IpptJ. Nr*auv ol tlie a -iiitv em-rnii .iiidee ia bs-ptodiM >'i wiv* h. ij also puseU up the iomc sheittuaU. lish to bioassuniihat. r. s at j latefa joo 11 e j t me ill ptovcswl t' jica fantiets and eat done is. who e.ieerh Ike is pukeJ up O.o ppm PC Kt when :-o\\n m sot! sohIuimho 4 t'pnt Pc Its J*0 id00 times the -m .m ot pc HscJi their habitafe. t \*siujif.* to tl e l H Jpptlvd M to JONvuitdtjl lands at (js .Iipjvsl Mom 4 fielJ with ^ 5 Ottiss' <t Toms Suhsi.n.^es. 'e.ent lomihei pt*in 111 the s>'il testevi ji 1 U* ppm vaisli itidicates that some >;N-,ies w.nleJ j lono tii'iC. shv.kme to Pc I's aiiJ rhub.jtb ofossn 111 ihe s.une k,|04ssUmul4tC up ' ` ttUK'V sev it it was v:e." vjiJ J'>e.ifolj S 'll tested .It 0 ppm P< H\ su re* the jith'unl Kfvids*J in wjie* ) Unis. Ron V i*.- j vlf-wiruienj tanner jis*' hMind in s'jtiotS. onions, and let* Ps 'aloes m t >e Salt ( revs water anj 'ufihi.ire-'iukct wnox 'jiniK's i. ise and m otoutid beet trom sjitle riear Ik'dfoid's drinkmewaie: in'ake i'to'tvle w." lepKted in j M.u*h 1 *"* ssbuh of4/ed on eoniainniaU'd lauds air.aviv are 500 limes eieater than this ern "We Itfi.-rui'iiW 41 tlxlO on south vll-ielijnt lull dwellers j'kv.l ,iK*nt K'jss metals and Piets' 4fs* n IDs lesols lot PC Ji* in plants \>t alt of WoMiiicliousc's PCRs set {Sfopovd Stjnda'd. p____ 1 Bedtsud's other -niise of dri'ik^ie Jj water is liw Last F.rV. ot W* he RiyTr^ jn * s but nob.- 1\ knew about tn b- " tle mt* xwj*oe sludcc at tli< sits neat* nvnt p)jnl lestmc of the sits's a tnbutary sf the Ofns R:-er rng(^| 'Mute River reectves tl**w from jjRr^l Se'... . K"ir.*evl 4 Jump t:. .k and e'*l'.:eut in earls l^b iescales! bt* Creek, hut onis "mmdvievtaf'lc'* W? hjuied '.O'! '., o! siad.v !.* h;s 'our- tsseen Is* and 4" parts per billh>n thelow 0.1 ppbi of p< Rs have S K<e . .e' ' i.n-J applied ;t to tlie pp'M PC Ms fh setno ints> Clejr ( feels tound in tlv ri'vr H*th rfie cl fjm. i .'h .r w . osv pj't e. an,! iMuieduieU 'el. as ii'e board **i health and the 1 P\ 'jse [ w. V. Al> ' . . e.n ,'s l >. t .1!.. ** M i- > o'ntjiiea 1" Ot'1'- !n;e n was lice ol >m* Jied the t wu' water as satef Jivik |V> i**t't ps it . I e \im \ la " But Van V'.wei >' -ell t. w li. \*ii>* e w >.; .'t> i"e s J.-w isitejui tl-'lll U-e \N .stein 1 is* 1 '\t S: . 11. -uP tiejte- i e .j\e nil's r-.-i 'll I'oil! J ek`'o? m l ..vue (he:* 11 v>s s I'.N e\.vn'llj ii41 v .t ; -i Pt u. . 'be ISf '*s! i > *.: | >r: i _ V; !.* *v,;ii"i at I'S ppm PC lis Ti.e p'-we r ere is >a . > l.'1 ' 'iP t.H tW .;v . ' ss',U''* 1'." . \ <i ' * ;rm in H i m.e U'\ol Crcs'k. Salt Cisvk. Hu; 'he 1 .-.o. in ,:-..s 11 n !e el n.i :h*h: '< ' otlu- of White K*cet ate i: .;>a . t. .:.n%. e not* .n..et i t'\ iewe |tt' ' me fo*4ul IClIMIlj MlOlIt tn Bloomington, Indian*, uals'J In Ch'ai Cieev. tish '-,\v* nm-.s>l up o> ;.;i pi'"' b' hs r-o vb**n* jt J Vl<- > ji njtcil ilut lie I' ' tMl'tf N.iij j ,! Hen l net\04* oM .JjueltlOf Rjt'-.. . '' irs'J "' i 'k >e j.- . ! U ii *'J intlW '-K mi 1 \ *s.-**:\ 1 ur>Wi* ; u>e " jbj- j. 'l>." i-'.e .Mi. en jik! ll'Oif lift'*''- . M lh* lM* food*chain contamination combined with polluted water and air has brought toxic PC8s to the bodies of the local citr^nry. times ttw 1 t* \ s toietjixe eset ppm tji.vns >lh bass m "4.i t J'eratc 5** Pt'm and ....... I (si |.k <f W) ue Roer rested 43/^1 tVm N--/ ei>vt. s*es wvnr 'p a* 1 stream* ami !*e 'net l.;>i -i'- --. ttiat the tisli ate >hou ' < Bloomington h f f Stdford Wittwwft* l-Al ' / . / INDIANA -VI -r|'i^inn}*(i>n die imjvxt xej\ rnme.li- jihl Cxonomix.iHx .lex jM jlii'-j to \3ic tins lumlet >i Wiilu.ux I valx'J ->.?ivxeiil\ milex duwnxt'ejui trom itcxi* ",.*23*10. jl* >m the f'ai'N' *( flu' met. '^.iliiijlllx' !*.> V'ld.'lt '> JU dependent ** -.iv.' "i Il.c me: *o( "j'^Koinc \Jlvi"v'le:iiC' i'j'C tloxkc.i -'P.S'kmc 1 >'f xcjix to mil. xjnip. 411J "Iheie aie people Joxxn hete xvho .-'s^^guxe Je|VtiJeu on mhiir.: ,.il dietr lux'*. x*nH.* <0 {.Vlll Jll' jliji.l to X*jt i <~Slie fish." vjid J-uinlu owner ol ''.-">3 texUin.nit .uni xjinp-eiounj. "This v.rJwJ to '*v an up .m.. ;oi e phnc Now *,``> * gyt'* lu'i 'Ik* tsji jwi'lx aIh> p-iimm/c That's Mi`l c nonets in seep nW eo' ' c?LiC. >i{ jnvK>yv e'w I' I tho-i.-hl ! 0 ` ~-^Ot J*\ pljxtf. U Xtlv* tll^t NVC'lllie . Jiouw " . -t H ,i i' xli p w i' v, M ' \ . * * > i - Aim! '1/ e.hoe: R;./ox : i "Ii .>*' y ^tep''I'in.' j vi"**eivitii>n xJk* lud a,i . 'oll>*uls m>ni d e f .uiu bute B*'.:.! >40(' Ikul"* *4 *} j!KJ H *uie *1 I Vjith .jn.i dies xjivl d-ex .mint km .x xk i * at v ' till' ' ! dtnx t - Xml xlix *"!* pt imeU 'll it x .ini'; l"*ii people '* o-yiejt tl'Cxe ti'li then 111 * h: down It ^KSt J*e not :'*M*C to Irtfl jVVk'. ^~A tl>e\ Jo'* ( l*4*P 4(K nimiK* iiutfmc - ' ? (It Johi. I> 'Wx.!'H , ...ij line Ml.H m '! >o. . I Om I xxe XkliX tlu v ii i shut :i.ei. Imxhi .. \Ni.ji ix no'. 'I i.jie !oi il>e i'xi ` . ` .Unix oi .......... . ...I .OIkik x* > ' x'OtoN :\*xtv*4llx'ul .c x*t fttftft? > tlut \\x'Mincli"iw xlurei eonunmudoit re !* .<1 xihilii\ oi 11c I jet Fork of' White Roef K'low IhJt.-'J with 4 henerji Molotx t.-in'Jtx Ccnti.il lounJrx. j Ijtee x*mpi..\ef in iVJIorO. uk-x1 IK in thvir vjtme puscSJ until l^.V One UnOttU ikji the met t\uv poetevl of lcje)nn>:. jiiJ itutc tnJu^ ttulwj<teJispovj| oCtktuis uy (tic eotitpjns Jutttpeij n>mc W4*tv into 5tiikln^v> m the jfca. the ^tnn proSpCxt of eofltallinutCii jtfxHJniJW4tCf supplies. Stats* NcvtlitiviKV? Sijte hetlth oiitwiui* hjic N*cn silent Jt'oul We*i!s:W X :iw 4'lJ Jl'poxjl of ft Hx siike titxt '.cjfmoe of the piooietn in t'io'> l .`iiex^.n jeiKC ftom l!ie 'tale x imliixiiul xxjxie-.li'p*>sjl xiiv xio., 4ei"oiixtute> kii.ixvleJetf ol ttie* xjiuali.'ii ut tlut xejf lettx'ie KtWxVit the 'tjtx* 4ttJ \\x*>ii')eii..ox,* Jixiixx ! J!1 J ' ill I lilt ol v.'Ot JlllllutCxl xollx) xv.ixie' One l'1*! Ixltei ttout Wexime- h. 'iixc t.> xounix liej'.ti- otiKi.iie in Hi'-oimiuton jiiJ xtjie .u'uulx 111 lndi- jit.ipolix x. rueu *'li.e: teen (we K*low | uni tv eiixiioiiiivMjl xOfitjinc iuut t j:.' imot \* Ijkoi to ptewnt 4m enlis into <he cmuonnwnl.*' Iiieiieen o tlie UjJc mjmk* 'Votjnei. ...iv jpphes to tlw Pt tt ilmJs put* Ju-eJ Iioin Monejnto Monxjnto'x ttjJe nj.MC is \i>*eloi. m fv'ttfv'tue to (tie 'h-ixiC jromjtu xiurjfcteiisitx 40J vino'ine ..'iitent Olhet '.isttft f \;o- xl.'i' Jp,'t> liui: own v. ripjiis t:juC n.ii.'ex IN (j. (.cucjI lie.'.: . x iuuk* ix xxlu-e V!ix t ii.il.ne* X v.l-'x Me.11 l hot v\i * '* I'.e elxxttuj! 1 ;.t .' 11. oex xe( iiiothef tei ' <.JexxU"*n.' t!u m*'i4 .;!!\ jx '`jxKerelx ' W'.-.'i H.n''jij Rexiu*. .''exulcio ot Hi. nime'.'M ' \nd f'"1' v^ie'x .n.ip- te'. iejJ :l.;ou.:i f'e 'jie ' xOtie'i*'ii- J.iue !ilx's lost xpiine. her 'covim^ pio'npteJ (lie tlist .iuievs ot stole* iK'eneei'.e. "It Wvtv!n*iiw toJJ tlv slutc thot ft lX J'C 411 e'l'Uollll nijl lu/otxl. 01ui M He ..c tvilii tcle'OWxl into llw elt> xex'C's jtiii tlKte'loie* iut* vxej.v xhtJec thot woe 'v'leoJ on (\.-ple\ Ijiul we l*o*c to oxxiniv tlv stole I*.i.i 4 I'.it .11 (Vi..n(line i.iie.i'iVx tu/ ij-ieJ nftiieri to j4wxi llvii . jVXuiex. " Highly resistant to heat, PCBs can only be destroyed by incineration at 2,400 degrees f. eluted Rcstlc. jeeusmu th xtitc of eoectm^ up the prufrkm. Vitltcr Mjte im(vetors nor Woinulniuw tuj ex<r incMtionci the Jtselut^cs into nijiton s sexeets. KjJ^r PiekufJ. 4jwstJiit xtotc hejlth voinnnssjoficj. replied "We eun l nil up the tiles with teelltiteul reports. We otc umsiliiM-;! to tv jnit on tlie xsitness stand. I Jou t know h>w hums dimes xvc xjti jiiswcr. Wc'tv euiiefu in 4 tuJ s^xot twre." MtlioiiJi Pukjru kinilJ mn 11 the levlmixjl icjxoits, jiiothei xijte hejidi oiiixul pioduxcd 4 Iji-.v file l.iheled "P< Hs ' 4t 4 meeting with dl'H.imnetoii tesixlents. Uui lieu. teJt- hkjI Vvtei.its ot tlie huiijiu M'ejin I'oitutioii C-xitsoJ BojrJ. wirri ..ledjp- j't/ie 4ud)ontv in the hejiih JepjiM IllCltl 4 M <J IllduXtlUl-Wjxle-xllXi'oKii vettixi. letuxed to jvtimt mxiVvtion ot Ins tik* Hert ealk*d die uutciul his ~petxonul flic'* jikI denied oexess to tins iiiioinutnm on two <s.. jxi.-ns T?ie stuie's Jeutmes wun Wesms- house in pj>t vv4is luxe loxuseJ prv nunlx on IjiiuiiiU in the Ul.x'iiunetx'n jrej One ol thev IjiiUtf'.'- j tew nv.les uordi o' the *.11v. w4x the '.i*,is*v' 4 . '<i:t ^je m l^'l Alter tK4iine e'i* .ieiue r! jr tttx* .voloex or ?`v v'.1.' . jiej mjiu s bnjhiime .*t h,i/j*d*i> v.4sles mfejsihie N\juv "> imJerkivj p''l"US It IVst'^ie. 4 o.i.lfS vtls'llt vOUIt : id'.v IXSUx'.l 4 :\'.|M4IKM| *e- siuinuu oixlet. pu>liibuii.e ot "jnx li4/4id.Hi> vIvmikji' j( (he Lunihil One >e4( Ulcr. Wesimel. *mw dumivd 40 ttxift of wild wjsie >> n- tuning '5*ivtecnl ft'Hi h weielu m tlut Ltkdill with die si.te x kiH-wlexi.v jud t.Kit Jtvnwji. Dumptne 'MMvd jliei hi"oniiii.t'4i s ertti.nim r ii X..mnt\x*.ftl .(.KxM.HK'd dv CAlfte \me W\'>m .fix `1X lux X'I't Mx 4td W4ues to 4 "Kieiilttix Unu'iii ; t Vv 1ft. * i 'j'u r'ii STATUS OF PCS HEARING ' . > K.,.....>. ; .'Mu or it) {h^ li> :;,]nj 1 , t i . . :;Miinv.I t>\ f'O b.in.'KIO of Ob ?.. t pn) and .iruunH'tUs offered by V.'ostmghouse. as*<;d In* dun.i Ass.slant Attorney General Michael Sc^-v'er in irud-Oecemhef 19 76: "Where are these hearings going'" Schaefer. confounded bv the question, leminded Karen of tus opening statement of September 30. and pointed nut tnat most of tt)0 hearing time has been devote I to cross-exjmmation of State wit* nesses and W./stmuhouse objections. Schaefer also oh'.fved t`iat i'is predict nn of a one*week hearing wjs a yrnsv understatement. Aqnou'j'i too hejinv; began m B'oommgton. put>!'C interest waned. an-j Karen transferred the nejr.ng site t> ln:i>jnjp s. where testimony nas been he.v<j '.ico No,ember 1976. A cfjss action citizen j.vsud filed by Blooming* ton at tome,- Gu/ Loftman agamst Westmgnouse anri Monsanto on txnaif of residents dircct'y af fected by contammat.on has been venued to an* other county at V/est.nghouse's request. The company ''^s a<Si; taken legal steps to bong the oty into th s .awsint as a codefendant, because it is tne c.h. s st .-ago e'fu.ent that cargos fCBs to Cie.i- Crec* and `n? ctv s sludge that has brought pcs-j t-i aa''Cu*'uiai lands. C.-en tn.'v.gii *.. e3a measured a*bome dis- Cha'.;*'S h>-.n V.e-t -^novise in the spring of 1976 and o' i."':d msUi'aMon of a'flxjrne emission con trol cluip'nent. there hjs been no subsequent ef fort to back tnose pcs-s No fish sampling uj* Ken .rutiatrd m st. earns adjacent to leaching land fills. and despite cor.hictm? rcpoits on PC3 levels m bsn '.'omoe Reservoir just south of Rioom.ngt *n. no further sampimg has foi'ov.ed. The rese-vv'-' -s :*? state's targ-*st. and m'.i.ons of doc.Ms (: tn pf-.ate a-d pubht) have been m* vest*' 1 e o recreational pro-ects. T*-.? reservo.r is a b -.l-n i>^ion s pnmjiy dri k'no .vote: Sui-;-`> V.i.,i pi *.,<- a w`.eMt wa^he'y ,'nvn.i? to r 1 ;>..r : ' t-> t'V v t / y.'.-.e' <-\<tem .n D>- .->r?vvr 19 '6. .''} c-'h-.ront -OW'S f'on U'e plant ha.. >,i; . * y- :ues " so.i.ims. noweve*. si i' : '; ai'>ut Oi-o i of i's.Bs a slay to the C>ly sewage treatment p>jnt. 'iVcstMvjnouse a'so com-iissionea a Chicago en* g.m Cinq him o stud, ways to d.soose of the con* tarn.att'i s.v.d.v1 1 n.s rcpO't advised landfilting >n clay-lined "sucnt-hc" D'ts. Although the repO't has been wnt to state envonmental health assistant comr'iss'onet Rj ph Pickard, no public response has occurred I.1 vqv*'-;f_ ;-o ciec'ions of last November i i to piodute pubhc support 'or Wesfmg* ' ,.,-s iH'St- 'n itate Kcp-ev-ntative Anthony P.s; ). wtio w'Mrattanked tne Wcstinghousc "educa* tK'.nal seminar" on PCHS JS 0 "whq.'v/.i'.h" jnj later threatened to modify state laws concerning pc8s, svas defeated in hs rceieut.on bid Republi can Governor Otis 8owen was returned to office in a landslide, as was U.S. Congressman John Myers, who was one of a handful of congressmen to vote against passage of the Toxic Substances Control Act. Thomas Middleton, the physician who compared PC as with vitamin E. was elected president of the city council in December after voting to efrmmate funds for the cty environmental comrrvssicn. David Dtkhor. a paicobotamst and utility hoard memtjec whe suggested a symposium for Wesh'-g* house, was removed from the hoard m early Janu ary and replaced by a construction company owner. As required by the EPA. Westmghouse has an* plied for a National Pollution Discharce Ehmmj* tion System permit covering storm-water drainage from the plant into a nearby stream The company lias roofed outside receiving and storage areas. In another Indiana PCS-POi'ution episode not involving Westmghouse. several Indiana dairyfarm- ers were forced to dump contaminated milk during 1976. State pesticide-monitcrmg dating bac* to 1971 has identified excessive Pea levels (uo to four tunes hjgner than the rCA j "action" ;e.et for miiM m m.tk solo to commercial creamer.es throughout the state. No state or federal act on was taken to keep tins milk off the market until the matter became public Knowledge According to H. H Vaux. director of the board of health's bureau of food and drugs, the mlk was contaminated after cows ate sdage stored m sir>s sealed with a paint containing PC8s. Vaux also explained the state's reasoning for not stopping the sale of contaminated milk. He said th contami nated miiw. when mixed with uncontaminated mqw at thn ciearneres. was diluted to levels below the f 34's 2 5-ppm oct'on level. As pubhc mte-est dwindle 1 m loto 1976. the state qu-ot.v lifted i.ans on -n fiom some of the a/fected faim$. Accotch g to the state, cattle e.moved fom con taminated fr?r>d sources gradually eliminated pcps fiom their systems, and the levels m miiu dropped to betow 2 5 ppm A pul has now been introduced m the state legislature to provide pubhc funds for relief of these farmers. Finally, the pressures of pc tubon and pub' c controvesv proved too much for sludge-users Ron and Sara N*hng. Their farm poisoned and lifestyle destroyed, the Nehrigs have separated. They have found a buyer for their nand-built two-story `og home. Westmghouse 'S scheduled to beg.n presenting its case sometime n January 197 7. but several state and local witnesses are stu waiting for their tum on the witness stand. 0. J a3 - JO - -^ :i, HR ,-SO .1 ' - - 4.1 . \. .++S' ii. <:4 .5 'a "4"i34il in liejt fi.itljl". New Y"lk. Ill Ik'tK'ttllli! the MjK'\ It!.-<'min.-t.-u Suiij llnh 1`tsst.isiil iVmiis 1 .iKk |"i?is'J I he Audubon v RcilK' in dosiil'in-.: the UjW > i'v . b.-. 'm' and he J.i''heJ tl>< entne jI!ait the "Pi !t ssanJai " Cunllkliiv.: LovjI Intvrots btoonitnetoti. the home ><| Indiana I'nivetMtN. ss'llsists v't 4 ItllUotltX -<t Jeuni |'<*liUvjJ tjuJ eiuu.'ii- r.K'llt jl a'I'I'II hi the HIIJM s*t 4 **> setxatne .'I si-lioii Repvr'lc vjfi HH.MVn There are n.> Jes* than tne astixc l<val emit i;_iI .".am- \\:tn i:.ne:*!\ si-,and t'.Kiiits ia - m- - ... j' iivin*ei ,i i.' i . \. . 't . i ;v iflMli l.'.x :< : a ... - 1 popuiasV iv i:i' re . 1 4:. K. i- eat! ('>u.-?4 >:> 1.1 I Mve:-* *a> r Mmed V W . '?' ,:i t.,e Vs.im tVf l`**o cm.In I s '' '.ii'J a.jii.vt pasXJv'e '( 'lx f.\,. v ***'t4lKv'V Irll- Itol \st t ' > J t l'j: 1 `v .. H lls Snitomi I..V1 ''\ ' vs jtid lot' fMV the spiasxhn: 'sjlioitai Fufeit. jnJ 4 It* tX*U 1.10 l S Atmv Cl**}'' ol I neuvets t wt' * 'if. Hltynmiu* ton it also the l.sal ,vmit ol outdoOf K`vtejh>'n tor Mu.1' ' iiu.lne'tvtn- etv Oniv J n n*.i1 il >' m.i.isii i, s hjs< ksjtcd in It! :*.wn.*n'i* -h.1 t'et Jte h.eh!> values! b\ *kji businessmen. | . Vtt* It * ) Ih.is. ax oils' *l thx'xe ai;is'd soipoijic .iti/viin. \\ csimeliouxe wejf-eiv'd the .ulww puhln.tv ,>h i'\ me v.jnjjl t'ni si.'si'ied t>' v`n\ene jh "i'J i.jti'-njl wnutuf" `ti I't ns m \p:ii W\' I he wmi'Ut wje JimuvJ iut>i i w 1 * ewi'ii* <uie !<>f J)>e pie" jjiJ jh- v>tlier ln iUtc jnJ i' v.il eovemincnt >'t!kul> hunt M.nueer lX>iuUi S4utef explained the vpjutc wst'ttt j j nU'jxwc J.-'i.'UCvl tv> tou-'tjU ''.luneihe the Jiievti'in ot tiu* xnnt.ji ` tc* ,>`Mei> win* r'Mjihi 4>k (picstmns >(' .-senimem >'Muult .iuiejJ >t Wc>c irji-'use e\ev;.tnc' Th.x exev'.nnes ! `iJ >1 ;'j't ,ti' e:tipl\ M ..-nti.-i Jiv . .K.\*e t - tie .!' *ent'i' j.'.. n .i'i'. .1 "nj'-ie ! .;eci-'-4 ' e M. s . r- I* 1 :vui ['* ! 'ir'I'e 4;; i>. ^t \io.1k; loin in in>>:e ,,i.,vie:!.ivi.i:,`.e i.i.l 'e" .'in r mu-'tgi \ ..1. : k'ne 11:.ill ej: ,et \.*'sl>'i'> ^v.juw '>1 j !-'ief sHl.'iu.e ,1`i'teMi H.t`ie .nt'o- J;klix'H ! V:>'sl>'r illliv Mon>jnlo luJ uwil .1 uunKiisjl >>ie:t' to telu\ miomuth'ii <{ slilofiiie sontent w then Pt h miMuu's <we uls* "PCHs ni the k n\uonnUMit '* MjuIi W'til Ihe Ijst tsso uumhets >*t ihv iiHii ;..'t nietmtu.ition 'V'tvm tell :he ivte.-ntjee "t vhU'niKV li.e Mi% two nmt'i'eu et.mts the dimhU* Ivn- vetx rtiii:. Nj<tv'iinl itfNs tut*. fhn*. \n\l"r !J-r i> j t'jpliv'isi .I'Uii^'inui si'i'ljiMH.; d'jvtse.it .iin'T.ne 1I4> l' *' jVlss'llt st.li`i:ii.` li:e sy sts'itt Ji'piU'* 1" Ai'si- -i 1^54 jn 1 Set, \i. sl.*i irln mu \lu..\i wtisii nt.i:';vi:;-"i "i t'\- i.eullh i 1 j/.;tJe 4"-Me!ei ";iii fi l< \\j> pu.'i:.,is ii.-t li'.jwe't .I'!..- nne j> 'he "ill "stem *.nrUI nnplx us sM.'ihk- si'uient is 41 jvisem ]he IPX hj ai'pmeJ Mimsaui" jjiJ Westruliimx* s vIjinis .>1 satety !"t \nvlof lulu RcsVJfsh slicmsts :eiei {* it j> Atos'loi 1241 .v .mu -he l P\ It4> stated Hally *'\tvi"t KMt j:id Anvi-'i 1242 4tv sieniut m tostsity " \\e'ii:i.i."nse .ijmittc. nut s>>:v Hi 'i'iii 11. e! i:i w>iiseis ,;e' e. .'..1 ".Mm itii.s' vviien eys-se.. ! n ts " it . .. m... ' e same w e ' ..1 'in '.if p: 'sh hen n*'i s.'ie u > -.a.hive '. t-'ijvi.ne ..imt-ev K--..: iii -.-i t;,e ."inp. \ ' 1':'si-. 'itic' us:uesl f at 11 e-s' "'4 '!' ,4S\> \%c:e sntui.11 t.> jii 4*;ie .;\e 's. 1 eiupii" 1. >.ii:eie.* e-y vse>.ii 1 au ;- i 'l'jtics: isnsi'ued h' i*x s . lt" 1 me *"*s4.ied 'An*i>e disease* Plain Maiweet Sjutet >ienisHtsj;ji.<l hi* svnm's'ixe n \tivl*t luii n\ xxa'dune ;m (uiisls .n the thu.l '. >>ttet jrisl j'livlaiuied t'viv a.is i*.* jfs'4 "t his plant \s**\ 1 e -e Ai'siid -.' at 1 okI <>l x.idm-e his slni-ii.n t<> s-i, to* tile aim.HJiwed Jinn:: 11 ihc seminal that 'VesUneliousC would be unable i* install abatement deques h\ September .50. I`t t av had necii "suaeesteJ" by state health jmiK'ftJui Cunlrirvcrsy Ue)KMU The cemmat succeeded in polari/inc the populace and lmmljhnvi jii incred ible public controversy. Anthony P1//0. i state representative horn Bloommeion. attended the wnmui and vluUvicn/cii it as a "whitewash.'' P1//0 jinim.tUy.1uJ been a >n^<t ot Indiana's "t' H hjn" wluvh pj'vJ the jtjie lecidaturc Junne its )',"'o session r< ( iikM 4$ 4 J<ele.(fc rn* mlaune lluiJ m capacitors jitJ tuns- tonnets ji.' specifically exempted tt%m the ban WeviunHtoux* is the only such user in the state. aecorJuva to Mi'iisjnltt. Bloomm^ii** Prosecuting Attorney Barrs Brown sent an investigative assistant to attend the semmjr. but the assistant was refused admittance. "I don't believe their actions speak sets well n*t their intentions.'* suiJ Btown "l don't thmk then pnouties are oidcicd property tor tins commit- mts. We need to bring tins problem to a larger public r'orum. outside the eon* lushed atmosplicrc of Wevtmuiiouse.'* The local newspaper eame to West* inehoU'C's Jetcnse. calling Btowit's teat lion a "knee leik" and *ntui/mg Pj//o tor bem*a **clos<J-mmdoJ." Seventy three Uwal businessmen put* cluvJ a half-page newspaper jJ head lined. "Hunk You Wvsfmehouse " Special thanks Wa' otfereJ lor S<H) bs. a is >b.?50.tKA) jnmui payroll. $^.C50.U00 ui stale and ioval taxes paid. anJ S'l.'.OGO in donations to the local Lnited J-tind. I hen cairn? revelations that the Occupational Health and Safety W- mimsUaUm tuu cited Westmglrouw lot violation* H ait quality regulation* tnsule iie plant. WcsttnghvHi* an* mwvced it wvmtd contest the citation. Who* a team of imesttyauns from the National Institute tot (XcupatHwul Safety ami Meailh < NIOSII) visited ilw plant. HkcM-iaium* refused them en hance until cv*mpany industrial hyetert- nts souU accomr is the mvesthiatorv As the slate's policy ot ukn*e< cow* PCBs are to be banned entirety by 1979/under terms of the recently signed federal Toxic Substances Control Act,* because of their adverse effects on human and environmental health and their widespread presence in the environment* turned, the I t'\ juiuniiucd several recommendations tor abatement ot Pt ms. Discharge* mto i. air. storm* wafer drainage. and runoff into (he sewers were to be halted by the end of I'l'ts. said the ip.v Plant Manager Sautet went to tlie city utilities board to aunuuiue that Westin-ahousc would comply with the tl*\ recommenda tions but stalled when asked to pay tor dujge removal. Sludge at the city treatment plant lias been accumulating at the talc ot seventeen tons a month smkc Nocembcr 1^*5. Workers at the sewage plant. wot* nod about exposure to cotitatmnated sewage and sludge. asked for medical examinations. Tissue samples tested by tl* w \Ki Institute ot MaJtwn. Wijconsin. were rc'iewed by tfsc Center tot Disease CoutM tc IH`). >t tl< C S. Public Health Sei'uc. W Hs were found m all euhi woikets. Two men who hjJ previously iked at Westmehouse tswted at 10 d ami 10-1 ppm thpid basisj. The other six averaged t> ppm. Acsoidiue to Reiute Kimbtou.lt >t tire MH'. the wmkctft' levels were liichcr than levels tomid m a uanoiui momtormc suivex. Ol u.;' tisviK sam ples tested in tlie national proytam. only 5 (vtcent cuntamed more than ppm fi ns. WesJm^itouw has nude* much u> the fact tlvat the Pi ns tound u t.sese workers wen? not icywitted as AiocIcm lOlb. Iwwevet. cunenl t PA-spxmftMed rewauh mduates \tsclot tlutdc con(oJiiurv hi|Bt ^`HcMta^vs <>i ;c(tas.|iUm> btplienyi and otlter k>wvr Jiorrw'loyft nvufeuti/e v{ukU> (o take an aptvar* once of different A/oclor Huh.j v*! Instead of' offering to tuiaiue |-S n mosal of the >.uJee. W'c>tii..-:vkffu nij.le a bt/atre oner t\> omii^i ' .il miuko" ot tt He m ilie w m:o-; Baffi'ls would be provided lor to use tor <Jtsp>iin|: uf old ajr tiuoers. tdevijuwi sets, arid brake rlvrafcOJ from service stati*n*. If the city wt? _ pay a disposal fee ol' S50 per bati{3S]| ottered Sauter. Weshnyliouse wyTJ haul live barrels to tlw New York State landltl). "We ouehl to be cunvautra^i otir attention m then* other sout^pal^} 'aid Sauter. lenonite stats* jn.t 'cdyral nvnituim-a of tiie kny`s sewc* liRH' vchisli showed VSestmelnmv js the !g5j nurx source ol Pt H ^'iluiiou iVcfttmuittJU'ic v. iJe City Bfoouiuieton Mayor Frank \kt loskeyn aniionuced a private voritersati<>n Sauier and praised (he compauy[ abatement plans. Later, the :tt slun.\J lus position as public v>u( defended iir city hall. Faced with continued Jiwi.ai.e to the seweis. lawsuits filed b\ jiieeted lxal residents, and a e.'.mmc moun* lam of sludce. the sttv utilities depart* iivnl wheduled a public hem:*, end ol luiw. City attorneys .'em(tK*edf tin? bviatd of an ordinance pfHunt Jiviuree of any material lo il.e (hat interferes will) the neaimrut! ess. Tlh? board made the or^n<J***Jft (fiat die sludge, dubbed ,`Motl ^fkewfc melioufte'* by treatmem plam w was ample prcf vt $Uvn uiMi.j. "They've had a sympoI'vsiumin :< i ^ we ousjht to have one board nwmtvt David '{(> proteSW>f S}Viah/Hi;; mfp plants. Tlie m.iyot piontrvd l^cor: that >vo JtK'miuMton *;'or w. issued, but the ornpai:v w^-ne. aiue. Two days betoie ;`e lieatuiy '< the otduuiKe. I^.ai acvr SdUier called luv <.mt'incces mu dw company yard and warned jj5ai.it an umiwdute lav or f >( umcn it Ilw? city invoked ttvc toexed disconnection l i-m "nv At least Xw llaiT It tlw Iwaiuie. Several tlut Weslui^ihiuje as a . X2 vUrt .ft pjt" .I'ul icpotteJ that nolnnJv Jl tho l't.,111 Milic'vvi 111*n> l*i It p**mm-.* \ mui'ii -I'tii jii\* Horn the Inii'iiu- tiMii.i! Hi 'lIkm-J ot licuUkal W"-k- ct* warned .i-..nnsi invoking the ordi nance. claiming the city would get a bad name ami new industries would not move to Hl>onungton. The Sierra Club cluiecd Wcstinghousc with "Vttsi- tumiKtiui blackmail" tor the fji.ftv Tlmmas Middleton. a |*edialricun and chairman of the l*cal board oi IicjHIi as well as a Republican <.>iy councilman. v.mie h> the company s defense. MiJJieion l'( H' with vitjimn 1. Jjimm: both wen* merely "hw>d .iJuiteiantx" which could be either .ood ot iuj lot huuun health He also attacked o\i>tuta scietv title research. claiming. "NoboJy v.an prove what happens when a t*i li stttkes human tissue" The phy cciair also announced a studs ot the hs.al populjve to be funded by a "pnvjte philanthropic loundatton." btit the studs neset materialized. Meeting two days aftvi the heating, the i its utilities hoard invoked the orJuiaiue hut abandoned previous /cro-Jivchatgc aims and added fanyuaee to their order permuting continued ft it doviurees to the 'cwei' at what ever le'el Mestin-ghouw was able lo achieve through ntvtallafton and opera tion of abatement devices by Decent- her I. I9?b. > Yc( Aiioilicf Hearing Prosecutor Brown made g*od Ins vow to take legal actum and touted with county sanitarian Raymond Schneider m sithiuimiie a "notice to file jn emi- [onmeiil.il lawsuit ' agaitlvl Westing- house a cumbersome ptivediuc re.]inieJ under lnai.nu environmental law and designed to slai! "frivolous" lawsuits. Die notue required ihe Indi ana Stale Board ot Health to convene public lieaiitncs and '\omnuuneaie with the people ot Bloomington as to PCBS." Jurisdiction tot the required hearing tails under the broad respomi* bthties ot rite Indiana i-.mironmcntai Management Board flMHi j croup of jppomred vijte jeeiuv duels and private ciit/eiis. uuluJme the *oijmjis- 'loner of the state hojrJ oi health. r *> * Ifidfjfta Attorney (general Jlvn.wv Sctidak 'cheduJvd the liearme .'or .md .Au-eii't N'o. but ho jx;xij;>i> ^ . I for and were eramea j p-Mp.-ncmei t while attempting to achieve - *ct dement among Wcstmgtiouxc. Uw dtv of Bloomington, ilie Indiana Public Interest Research Group. prosecutor Brown, a prosecuung attorney from Bedford, and a Usal ctti/en-jvtnm group led and organized by Sierra Club members. When charges of a "sell-out" appeared in letters to the h\al news* paper and charges of a la.k *t otuem ott the patl i*t Governor Otis B-wen la ptiV'Kiant came from hi Democrat challenger lor the otficC. lafiy Conrad. --p.j SettJjk immediately asked tor a new ' >l hearing date. InsoUeJ m a Jose reeie.tii<n campaign at the tune. Sett-dak disjvovvtfd 4iiv knowledge of hr* of fice's previous settlement afternpi Westmehouse countered wnh a sctilcment offer encoinpassmg ihe c\pctrdihire of 5)50.000 for installation of abatement equipment but not address, my questions of environmental danv ages and clean-up costs. The 1MH promptly reieded ;!:e of fer but als< teiected motions by Bk>wu and the Sierra Club seeking a new_____ Iwaung ofiuer. Btvwii and tlie S.ctian r--jl argued that Iwaung oftuer Josejdi''^-- Karen, a state bxvatd of iieaith ncy, was unlikely to issue undings ofIs. fact holding ht supenv*rs respHiwhte/^\ for tvgiigeiKe. Also teteeted was a^ ^ Siena Club motion to place runsdic-p---- tion for tl*e hearing tn tlte hands of disinterested party, as hjJ been Jot in New York State's General i .cdiu p< h cotit.mmiath'n sitiuHi'n <i th^^^ Hud'-ur River. The Sterun> aig ieJ tiiaP----f tlie 1M. with state board ot healri|0py comimoovniet Wuhain Payntct a votmp_ inemlvt. was haidlv nnpatttal The hearing got under wjv <*n Set tembet 30. W*6. m the basement *t ^n| WovnmngtvMi churcii. and Westin,,lH'u-&/v-' lawvert began a serve* ol tactual ma neuvers. The company's tovir attorry^V--\ asked that television cameras be re; moved and tlsat tlw entire ptKccdi^O) IIMIMM K r* *> hm*i ia im mmm onwn * RSI s* hm vMt 1} . Before PCB discharges were i discovered in Blooming- ? ton's sewer lines, there was 1 no problem in giving away nutrient-rich sewage sludge EaealrAl^ for use as agricultural i fertilizers. /; Vl u-c-:-. ;v-;iv%f be dismissed K\.uise the l 'Hi Lukcd jitihouis i*> hear the vjx* Horn *"" IK*US Wei>* denied JllJ all Jll'l. '.-vie of sontmiou cutek-fvd (lie hvarme Aimed ji deiermmmi: the extent >( enniammjtiuu atJ addresMue problems of Mean-iip (tfX(Vtml*ilil \. I he I'l'jrm-J was also Jesijned to be j sehuic 10 f>ljbliil\ \sheihet Pt. Us ate j hazardous chcntuul As stats* mhj^sh-s ws'ie \ j I k\i 1 > IcMlJV. WolltU-koilStf JttotMes Joseph l iiuvs . let allied f>t mo d.irjtiou hoot an Indianapolis Ijw firm, obts'sted lo an> questions e'lueiiune eseuls pnot lo pasxjes" <t ifa` >ta<c > env uoii mental laws m 1*^ aJ Jamis'd tWsfmehouse .o-.tld not be Ik*IJ responsible tot disJutein.: I't its into "the watm of InjurM " Ca:nc> areueJ that the sompanx disJu-ees to the vit\ sewet ssstem. not to the vsalets of Indiana Mis obuMi-ms were oserrtikul bv Kuien. and Wisiant (.eneral Mienael SJucf'.-f vjlh'j Ills tll>t Witness HostOifciiouw'i Saui.i Ibe plant maiuaer. mid.'' 110>-\i mV b\ the Mate attorves .n.d o.-o-o^jtor Brown. ealmh uglified- nmt xhix.' was aviate : "p-"v'-'':e" hoilih ha/aids j\s*s.tate I Air* r< H* a IV'fl Me added that Jiwkai.vs to f'e wwois w*re revo^m/rd -ti V" i jnd tb.it ibe eontpanN Itad toonj IN Us m fisit i:.'in jiea streams Hu- vmv seal Me added that no state in UkjI health auibo'itios wet* notified ot tin* lidt .oiOjinuuinm and that the vwet Jis- were noser mentioned hc.anv Ik' did not totiMikt those dixhatee* as j'tiMale tsoaiJ of Ik'abh . benmt Joint K*W. talk'd !% eMabtidi inomlottn? CT rzi ***i i. T-- * * l* . , * S-" - - data "or flu* rcvofd. vsaS Ijboiiousk vfoss-i'sammed bs f`a:nc> Mu* attot- no\ tepoated ti'viv.iual qncsfii fis j^jin an.! a;am ('aim's ask.-vi if I .\.i !iad of ''vCii" a Pt H anf J'wii ip.-tr I '.-'J'' cjs vlnouia*.'".,,>! .i.'ov a '(i.lonn; nii.il i*j,b ;u'av on ! e test- in.- deiuo's ;u,*ti uK'.n't ts\*' full da\s >>* sn.n tcdu'tis i,:u''f --nme. Ivld siu'J '`Your tj.H'Mion JsHfsn't make an\ senw*" Me ssas ilnscn ftom llu' vutness stand, luulli Joojimist. *t*m uck l ean'i j:o on. IbcicA no lellme what I mtyltt sas." feld latct tetUMK'd to tliC wttfK'SS MjnJ b'f lltfsV mote Jj\t of stmvs'Vjmmjtjnti \ i-is* |knnt. ( jmv\ Jullen-.-ed ttte uv ot a standard vtwmuji .ekte'ue book vted u (Ik* tvsiimnn Snue t)*s' vhcntitf iud mi wutu*n tlv b*ov. te> "* *4 . I.. ' T!'* . !" 'oTfr ^ -r;.a. ' '-fc < f~ - - ' soiwJ Cativs, bt te?;i.?k*pv si'nmc ului the bsx>k said :;0d'"js l*:-sssUtot h'osm. tfl -m P____ ) s'ji.-"K*ft!. vi..; "liiis tu'a'i'e \s ,.>01.-1 svb.'t'u'T >> '..t a . ; -.'.e o Widm: ' a"nrtv it' 'e*,' f.e - '.`f tie f 'i'cd U, > nr ,, imv.--.-s pQj Atiotiwv Stese ku;.ji..v'ii, -e; ^ wnttne tiiv sits tBlooimt'.n ii 'lori esnonsU'nt if 'b saw aion. \ks*'tnjihsuv bs-s.mw flic vits wa.ie-.* Rant's etfVu*'if and do.iac base <jWJ\ as pnmaiv anWMsi>t ft ns to rtv v'-'sv :i'UHk-llt. noted that PVH :e - e%(p^ k\sH m* tv 1 >^A) I'i'm b' e ::rles of K-S'CI Une N" seen 'A l .uiw ansi t*is' ss'Wjee , an' s's\wtcd to ssXifainmaU Ssua.ekk' M lW iy o*t m t***"****'*". alter Westmehouwf stopped all dis charges Replacement oi tlic sewer lures, which is being considered as a last resort, has been estimated to cost between $.* million and $4 nullum, WHs m stream sediment pox* a more ditIkult problem. Sophisticated `'vacu um vleaner*" max be used to remove tins contaminated 'edunent af j >.<! of op to S-0 million if the stjte decides tins methoJ is feasible L.mJ fills are tv> be reworked at an as-vetunknown cost. Senate Kimbn'oeb and Clark Heath, doctors from the l S Public Health Serxtce. visited Bloomington m Sep tember W'b. at the request of the mayor. to initiate a lone-term disease study of the population 4 numr Mood-sampling pn^rant was an nounced in January W** Counts cjnvet statistics will pfv>'iJc a base for this studs, too Smuc l'5n<. when the local health department began keepma statoii.s. the numK`1 ot .atis.ewjux*d deaths lias riwn by tv4 per^cni Outing that sanr* perusl. the population in creased by 40 percent Monsanto will stop proJjvtion of WHS m 1and Westmchouse lias anmnifued ft will use up ex^tm* stocks and then swit.lt to a new tin:.: called uisuoi The ..mipatis Jescribes tJm rVu.l j jn "iwpropsl bipfieml'' It is ui.iu.itas`.ired M yr: Ot l Compjns and hj' aio *Vvu referred to jv "S-l*" h\ We'in -ixAt\o<dwc to t'-e .oh'Pjnv stl strut ts jnottier btpiwnl ..rv-m. j mir an alk ,lat:n,, j.o<t it I! , al a!u .1 : * the hen/cue r>;s instead "t ^ WestmyhoMxe .lam" the fluid ts su'e but the I P\ has set to pass luJaemem it it Althou|tit hearing nYuer Karen and Assistant Attorney (enctai Schaefer both proJr* led tire hearing would be completed in *mc week the state was still presenting: its vase in miJ-Januarx Pressured to cut costs and shorten the heating. Karen has ordered ail luiuie testimony submitted in wntten form Attorneys i< all s0es )u*-< objected to this pesvedure. and the t w ha* been afced ha decide the <nest>m> James, Mien. wiu*w WB espsvrmnveennts on rhevis nionkcvs at tlic I'mversify "f ftn..`ini have been Jixti'x'J .hum-: the I'earme. marveled at tite lndun^Wcstm:h'Use Iteannc Compjrmp ilie Utduna hearing wait 1 P\ hearings on whs hi which lw also testified. Allen observed titers* were "not nejrlv so mans objections'* in Washington. 0( . from the corpora tions ntsolsed Westineh**ue attorney Carney had explained t'.v company's p<*st:on in ins vj\-inna vaiemeiu on September .'0 "NVc tinA the lavts.will sltow Westmehouse has bvvrt in compliance with environmental icculatn-ns of ttie -rate. Bn'omm.t. !us a ptoMctn. bui a must not think it jv unique, must not think it i> unusual. Suue w< ate all enjoying the henetit ot pr. Bs. these are problem* ve m-ivt jiare " Tlic public attitude m BI*ortmiett*ii i' .vnwjl As expressed by dudee-nvr Roij Sehna, wnox- woe :u accumu lated over 4 ppm ft Hs m her b*cj> Carney argued that the company discharges to i city sewer system, not t{; the waters of Indiana. n-. . isit O0 "I am .onverncd by t!ie Holts of wiut we have -:>-ue not o'th 'f.'Hi tl;e boai!' - from j leeal j't\vt It is ^ jr.J us*'fC as thoujiil oniv tries have nebfs tliai j;e wliiie the ndus of mdividu.h}^ noted, (lovemmem ha> bee over ba*kwjrd> tor >ea:v p-p mdustix. winle ut those va::;<; uidividuaiv and ^ ctHiuuniii* S losing, and. muecd. the e. entrte planet r> m vatv!'S Jumpma *{ t.>v.. littv* the home of i:uiikw;a." " rv-M-v