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Washington State – Governor’s Task Force on Lead/Arsenic Contamination

Oct
23
2013
Washington State – Governor’s Task Force on Lead/Arsenic Contamination

Established Institutionalized controls for lead and arsenic use for State of WA

TBLS expert appointed by Governor Gary Locke (now US Ambassador to China), to represent the insurance industry. Task Forces developed risk-based standards for the impact on soil of area-wide lead and arsenic contamination from airborne dispersal by the 100-year operations and arsenic use. This included two lead smelters’ as well as impacts from use of arsenic pesticides in fruit / orchard production. Standards developed are in effect today.

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