Petaluma River runs through Sonoma and Marin County, California, and decades of abandoned ships, barges and other debris has been removed, and along with it. The river is an eyesore, and the bus has become a danger to navigation, but what is worse is that the debris can not create an environmental risk because the vessel may contain oil, gas, oil and paint lead may be leaking into the water.
Asbestos also represents a health risk, such as highly toxic mineral has been an important element in shipbuilding for centuries 19 and 20. Asbestos has been banned in the United States in 1989 because of fatal diseases like lung cancer, asbestosis and mesothelioma, a rare cancer of the protective membrane of the lungs, heart, chest and abdomen.
EPA officials are concerned that contaminants deposited on the beaches of San Pablo Bay, where recreational users will be exposed. With the threat of asbestos cancer and other diseases is looming, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Sheriff's Office Sonoma County began assessing river batteries waste.
The operation is managed by the emergency response team from the EPA, which deals with oil spills and other releases of hazardous materials. It lasted two months at least, cover the entire length of the river, which runs from Highway 37 to the city of Petaluma, and the total cost of $ 700,000. Outside the asbestos and other contaminants, barges transporting the junk and processed junk.
Asbestos also represents a health risk, such as highly toxic mineral has been an important element in shipbuilding for centuries 19 and 20. Asbestos has been banned in the United States in 1989 because of fatal diseases like lung cancer, asbestosis and mesothelioma, a rare cancer of the protective membrane of the lungs, heart, chest and abdomen.
EPA officials are concerned that contaminants deposited on the beaches of San Pablo Bay, where recreational users will be exposed. With the threat of asbestos cancer and other diseases is looming, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Sheriff's Office Sonoma County began assessing river batteries waste.
The operation is managed by the emergency response team from the EPA, which deals with oil spills and other releases of hazardous materials. It lasted two months at least, cover the entire length of the river, which runs from Highway 37 to the city of Petaluma, and the total cost of $ 700,000. Outside the asbestos and other contaminants, barges transporting the junk and processed junk.
