Not Just Dirt - Department of Toxic Substances Control · 2016-09-21 · Results from the second...

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Not Just Dirt

9560 mg/kg is

43,863.64

Than the .22 level the DTSC says is acceptable on this site.

More Deadly

DTSC is not even testing for these highly toxic substances during this lengthy process

Results from the second testing: • 159 samples were taken, each sample had some level

of PCBs. • Out of the 159 samples 89 indicated PCB levels above

the .22 (which is purportedly to be safe around humans)

• Out of the 89 samples – 33 indicated levels between

1.0 – 131 (extreme high levels of PCBs)