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Roanoke Times Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc. DATE: MONDAY, March 1, 1993 TAG: 9303010063 SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PAGE: A-2 EDITION: METRO SOURCE: DATELINE: WASHINGTON LENGTH: Short
FEW HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES BEING CLEANED UP
Nearly a decade after the government launched a program to make sure thousands of industrial sites do not leak hazardous waste, only a fraction have begun cleanup efforts, the General Accounting Office says.Of 3,400 businesses suspected of leaking toxic waste, only 43 had "comprehensive cleanup" measures in place, the GAO found. A total of 185 had begun some sort of cleanup efforts to reduce the threat - such as fencing off a contaminated area. But only 12 had completed the cleanup process as of last June.
- Associated Press