Monday, March 25, 2013

Boston Globe Toenail Clippings

You might want to save them if you live in Garfield, New Jersey:

"Toenails to show extent of pollution in N.J." by Katie Zezima  |  Associated Press, March 25, 2013

GARFIELD, N.J. — The hexavalent chromium plume is about three-quarters of a mile wide and slightly more than an eighth-mile long, EPA officials said....

Why does that chemical sound familiar?

The EPA designated the area as a Superfund site — marking it as one of the nation’s most toxic uncontrolled hazardous waste sites — in 2011, and officials cautioned residents to stay out of their basements to prevent potential chromium exposure....

And don't be concerned about leakage into groundwater, either.

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Yeah, but the global warming that isn't even happening is the real threat.