PCMS Uranium News

Representative Wes McKinley took 7 soil samples from the PCMS last May. According to the independent lab analyses, the surface soils collected and analyzed for uranium ranged from a low of 47.23 mg/kg (milligrams per kilogram) to a high of 61.12 mg/kg. An average of 4 soil samples collected was 54 mg/kg. All samples of all media also evidenced detectable levels of toxic metals cadmium, chromium and lead. The samples of surface soil, water and plant tissue submitted were analyzed by Olsen's Agricultural Laboratory, Inc. in Nebraska.

State regulations require a cleanup if uranium levels are above 20 parts per million. Colorado's normal background radiation level is 1 to 5 parts per million. Rep. McKinley collected the samples over two thirds of the 368-square-mile site in May 2007 with the permission of the Army during a tour for state officials. He said the state had required a Cotter Corporation uranium mill in Canon City to clean up its site when uranium levels there reached 27 ppm. Nearby neighborhoods were designated a Superfund site in 1984.

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http://www.pinoncanyon.com
http://csaction.org/TPs/tp_pinon.html
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http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jun/18/lawmaker-says-he-found-uran...

http://www.examiner.com/a-1448056~Lawmaker__Uranium_found_in_soil_at_Colo__Ar...

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