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| How it probably happened Recognized by Government Contaminants on site. Reported contamination by the Environmental Organization Planet Hazard Site History Completed Activities: Remediation Section Possible beryllium contamination Links to become informed you about Tetrachloroethylene Eliminating CFC-113 And Methyl Chloroform In Aircraft. Maintenance Procedures Air and(6205J)Radiation from the EPA - What the chemicals are used for and how they are used, etc. Information on Ammonium perchlorate (AP) Transcript from CDC Interview regarding Atomics International 1967 - CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL AND RADIOLOGICAL WARFARE teargas cluster bombs http://tinyurl.com/yo72n2 Nitroguanidine The atomization of a solution of 2, 4-dihydroxy-benzophenone in bis (2-ethylexyl) hydrogen phosphite. 1962 - Beryllium | Here
is an article on how the contamination probably occurred. It
is
specific to other locations in California but the same industry: - Note
the visual insert is an effort to clarify how we all are effected by
this issue. The insert does not accompany the article on
Percholates. http://losangeles.injuryboard.com/toxic-and-hazardous-substances/ Recognized by Government Contaminants Regulatory Profile http://www.envirostor.dtsc.ca.gov/public/profile_report.asp?global_id=19370366 12200
Bellflower Blvd and 9449
Imperial Hwy Downey, CA 90242
According to Google Maps this property extends from Bellflower Blvd. to Lakewood Blvd, Imperial Blvd. is the cross street. It is 165 acres. The NASA property was titled under the Lakewood Blvd. address. Kaiser advertises that they are fronting on the Bellflower Blvd. side of the property. Site History:
California Regional Water
Quality Board On September 15, 2003
Governor Davis approved the early transfer of Parcels 1 and
2 of the former National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) facility to the City of Downey (City). The
approval of the early
transfer allows the City to take
possession of the facility and begin expedited cleanup of
remaining soil and
groundwater contamination and
initiate redevelopment of the former facility. In a press
release Governor Davis
stated "This transfer is good for the environment and good for the Southland's economy,…..Overcoming the final hurdle for this transfer paves the way for the creation of at least 4,000 new quality jobs and accelerates the cleanup of precious groundwater resources." On October 1, 2003, Winston Hickox, Secretary for Environmental Protection visited the former NASA facility. Mr. Hickox conducted a tour of the facility and was informed about the proposed redevelopment which includes a movies studio, retail center and new Kaiser hospital to serve the surrounding community. Soil remediation is about 80% complete. A groundwater remediation action plan has been approved by the Regional Board staff. Groundwater remediation is expected to begin early 2004. Possible beryllium contamination http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ocas/pdfs/tbd/rescon/appen-b3.pdf DOE ES&H Website: The Atomics International Division of North American Aviation is a statutory beryllium vendor under the EEOICPA. Atomics International worked with beryllium and radioactive materials under contract with the Atomic Energy Commission at numerous locations. These locations include, but are not necessarily limited to, Area IV of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, portions of the Downey facility, the Vanowen Building at the Canoga facility and the De Soto facility. A beryllium inventory dated 1949 and a document dealing with beryllium hazards was all that could be found. It could not be determined if the beryllium activities for the contract work were conducted in separate parts of the facility away from work for other customers. Even though DOE remediation ended in 1999, there is no indication this included beryllium decontamination. Telephone conversations with current company officials (Boeing Company) provided the following information: (1) beryllium work involved research for and production of beryllium reflectors at three different sites—(a) Vanowen Building (#38)-demolished in 2004; (b) DeSoto Avenue Building (#101)-demolished in 2004; and Santa Susana site-most buildings demolished over the years; (2) no records were provided about beryllium decontamination; and (3) current remediation mainly deals with sodium. Since there is no documentation regarding beryllium decontamination, the presence of residual beryllium contamination cannot be ruled out. Links to become informed you about Tetrachloroethylene http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts18.html Transcript from CDC Interview regarding Atomics International http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ocas/pdfs/tbd/outreach/wom041906.pdf
The Medical Dose section describes the medical X-ray programs that were
in place during the
contract periods. This section discusses which workers may have
received radiation exposure
from medical X-rays required as a condition of their employment, as
well as the frequency and
types of X-rays that were regularly required, and how the medical
program changed over time. If
site-specific information on the frequency of X-ray examinations is not
available, NIOSH assumes one chest X-ray per employee per year for dose reconstruction purposes. Question: Would X-rays that are part of physical examination not required by an employer be considered? Steve Meiners: No, only X-rays that are required as a condition of employment are included. The Environmental Dose section is included to consider the sources of radiation in the workplace for workers who were not monitored in the dosimetry and/or bioassay programs. Internal environmental doses are based on air monitoring data from the four facilities for specific radionuclides during specific periods of time. The internal environmental dose also considers inadvertent soil ingestion for strontium-90 and plutonium-239 for the DeSoto Avenue facility from 1959-1999 and for Area IV from 1954-1999; and accounts for inadvertent soil ingestion of strontium-90 only for the Vanowen Building from 1954-1960 and the Downey Site from 1952 -1956. External environmental doses are based on annual external doses for the four different facilities for specific periods of time. The external environmental doses are calculated from measured data from 1975-1999, and are estimated from 1952-1974. Comment: You would be surprised how many construction workers wind up sitting on the ground while they are eating their lunch. Reported contamination by the Environmental Organization Planet Hazard: Aerojet
http://www.planethazard.com/phmapenv.aspx?mode=topten&area=city&state=CA&placefip=0619766 http://www.planethazard.com/phabout.aspx ICUCEC - Article by By Bill Adamson, Retired Faculty Member from the U.of S. Saskatoon, October, 2006 The USA has seven factories manufacturing depleted uranium ammunition at Paducah , Ohio ; Portsmouth , Kentucky ; Oak Ridge , Tennesee; Aerojet Ordnance at Downey , Calif. ; Honeywell at Hopkins , Minnesota ; and Alliant Techsystems in Edina , Minnesota . Many planes, helicopters, tanks, ships, and missiles use this radioactive material (15). A Japanese physicist, Dr. Katsumaa Yakasaki, has estimated that the radiation fallout from weapons testing and the use of depleted uranium munitions, amounts to the fallout from 400,000 Nagasaki bombs (16). http://www.icucec.org/adamson5.htm Article mirrored at: http://politicsnpoetry.wordpress.com/2006/11/17/the-problem-with-nuclear-part-i/ FACILITY NAME: Atomics International Los Angeles County, California ALSO KNOWN AS: Energy Systems Group TIME PERIOD: 1955-1966 FACILITY DESCRIPTION: DOE ES&H Website: The Atomics International Division of North American Aviation is a statutory beryllium vendor under the EEOICPA. Atomics International worked with beryllium and radioactive materials under contract with the Atomic Energy Commission at numerous locations. These locations include, but are not necessarily limited to, Area IV of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, portions of the Downey facility, the Vanowen Building at the Canoga facility and the De Soto facility. DISCUSSION: A beryllium inventory dated 1949 and a document dealing with beryllium hazards was all that could be found. It could not be determined if the beryllium activities for the contract work were conducted in separate parts of the facility away from work for other customers. Even though DOE remediation ended in 1999, there is no indication this included beryllium decontamination. Telephone conversations with current company officials (Boeing Company) provided the following information: (1) beryllium work involved research for and production of beryllium reflectors at three different sites—(a) Vanowen Building (#38)-demolished in 2004; (b) DeSoto Avenue Building (#101)-demolished in 2004; and Santa Susana site-most buildings demolished over the years; (2) no records were provided about beryllium decontamination; and (3) current remediation mainly deals with sodium. Since there is no documentation regarding beryllium decontamination, the presence of residual beryllium contamination cannot be ruled out. INFORMATIONAL SOURCES: Sources of information reviewed during this evaluation, as shown above, included the DOE ES&H Website, documentation provided by the DOE ES&H group consisting of written communications by or for the DOE, and contact with current company officials. EVALUATION FINDINGS: Documentation reviewed indicates there is a potential for significant residual beryllium contamination outside the periods in which weapons-related production occurred. PERIOD OF POTENTIAL RESIDUAL CONTAMINATION: 1967-present http://www.whistleblower.org/doc/A/AppendixB-3.doc |
