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Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, NM: (Jun-17-07) The New Mexico Environment Department brought charges against Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), alleging violations in reporting chromium contamination in groundwater monitoring. The suit claimed that an investigation revealed that there were violations of the laboratory's hazardous waste permit at its facility. A notice of violation issued in September 2006 proposed a penalty of $795,620 with the offer to negotiate a settlement.
The penalty, along with some additional commitments from LANL, were the result of four groundwater samples collected between 2004 and 2005 that showed concentrations of hexavalent chromium in the regional aquifer below the laboratory at four times the drinking water standard and eight times the state's water quality standard. Hexavalent chromium is considered harmful to human health when ingested, even in small amounts.
In a recent settlement reached, Los Alamos National Laboratory agreed to pay a penalty of $251,870 for violations of the laboratory's hazardous waste permit and a Consent Order that governs the ongoing comprehensive environmental cleanup program. [LOS ALAMOS MONITOR: GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION]
Published on Jun-20-07
The penalty, along with some additional commitments from LANL, were the result of four groundwater samples collected between 2004 and 2005 that showed concentrations of hexavalent chromium in the regional aquifer below the laboratory at four times the drinking water standard and eight times the state's water quality standard. Hexavalent chromium is considered harmful to human health when ingested, even in small amounts.
In a recent settlement reached, Los Alamos National Laboratory agreed to pay a penalty of $251,870 for violations of the laboratory's hazardous waste permit and a Consent Order that governs the ongoing comprehensive environmental cleanup program. [LOS ALAMOS MONITOR: GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION]
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