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9/26/80 DISTniBOTIOH SLZP: 3*. t. Nolan J. E. McKee J. T. Hors* D. ft. Bishop C. P. Cunninghs k. Dnpcrysspn M. ft. Foreseen J. V. Molloj - 17*0 P. S. Park M. C. Throdshl S. C. Collins .V. Papascorgs ft. Brasflsld ft' CurtIs------W*fl-----P. Bclsler - 17*0 BA TTwih. Srplrmbrr 2!>. IW) StLOUIS P0ST*DI5PBCH Creek Contamination Level To Be Tested ByJmlSUoutf . " i It 17.000parts permfMoa. The EPA cenaiden ksel tfAh parts per mOHtn It be dancerous. AAateaUKanalcliSUff Just tnrth at Judith Lane. rancmirailoas f The llUnoU Eitvbpornnmtaf Pctrctlon A|UK) fll tkoptarat tad heavy metals were Ugh. bat PCS fartla tests thfe week It dewmine Ae atot at The CMtandnadat was fanutl hi hn / levels warn amdr fewer, only Ufa parts per mlhon. amtamlnatton of Mft and piwd Mcr hi the area The Mam thawed phuephanu cenceotratlam as Mcb aw iovndiiy, "Pill Creek* InCiMiiniSupd. WJenghn St a Cahohla resident appai tally had hwa m IMjm parts per mOten, or It percent, copper Tests d soil MHei talca Iasi ttk oadtnned catted byebearied harm fmmralflnfto Atcreek. levels at JUW pans par million, stoc at AW ports wllcr mutts shtwiafMgMevdSffceatamhMtlmtf the tmk with| poIrcMwiimed Mpl--ytl (PCI*),; ptwftim indli variety of heavy metals, |cy, - Janet Kehy. a cfcembt lor the lljhdi ETA, snM At deg probably was eapoecd to the tdek phophora per adman, barium at 4J00 parts per mlBkm. akhet at UN parts per mWfen tad lead at 2.100 pits per * officials aaneanccd Wednesday at a oew* Witewtl' IN tests rimtved cmtamtnuMj south at IN la Cabokla. The PCBa are the aaast Me tofaetaacca hi At fetched cthratat Jadlth, and soma PCBs were found But only the toiintdak am tfthcRCfc and tfarat oceft. Kelly aaJd. hat a penoa amrif have it fegM feena f Area private nrN* aearhy that wem tested. nearby writ were teacd. The agency mot determine thesell, nab K to the shfaa ar breath vapen krai aetr A poad adjacent It At creek had normal levels of bow mach a( tta wmndn| area hat beta the sell rnrlaca lor a lone periad tar N It have aay ` I did contain PCBs aad same contaminated ta determine what Iang4ena effects. PCBs are hnm to affect dm sfcta, Nr aad rirdmaucntal effects the ceatarainuUen may ham. eym. and they arc taspcctcdafcaastofcuaccr. The coatamlnstcd ncO Is fast east of the pond, la fto cleanup can beyia unit that It completed mi ml a sourced fond* ante found to pay ter thedeampL Over the nest lew months, the agency will test ` Kdty mid N cm* only malts vapors wins An surface Is dbearbed, hut midcats AptlOn. TN ddttlan to the PCBs. the wetf centatncd tow leads of ddaedaae and tfkyfbciucncs, twapwA (dated to pesticides. Ketty. said the pcsileides apparently came areas on both sides of Dead Creek, the creek facd fas hum another source, but the PCBs could have the industrial area ta the nortb oflie creek and In the lestdrnUai area ta the south. Gnpa wtfa faa sampled, and core ampin hH he taken la htemht whether Ketty taU tela totaled tfefeer cuncentmthms of PCBs st At north end of Ae dNch aad higher migrated hem the crerkerpead. -- AaUncttles ore sUI trying ta determine who is rtpponslble lorthechcmlctls dumped M the Citvk. pound water has been contaminated. . AuAtettla are aim leaking tale reports that there State EPA officials emphasised them IS ha Three naphi taken math at Qmnay Am Phoned PCI femda rangfeg fen UB was ta ttegal dump site cast of the creek. mm XO ywdiaaA of At SaugetVttag Natt. MONS 0 0 3 8 5 3