Community Withdraws From
Tritium Issues Work Group

tritium group identification

For Immediate Release

Earth Day Press Conference
April 22, 1999

12 Noon, Old City Hall

Community Withdraws From Tritium Issues Work Group: Declares it a Total Sham!
This workshop was set up as a forum to address citizen concerns over the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and its radiation use and emissions. LBNL, US Department of Energy, US Environmental Protection, California Departments of Toxic Substances Control and Health Services as well as community representatives.

Recently released report by CMTW
CONTAMINANT PLUMES OF THE LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY AND THEIR INTERRELATION TO FAULTS, LANDSLIDES, AND STREAMS IN STRAWBERRY CANYON, BERKELEY AND OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA...

"Our project and this report "Contaminant Plumes of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and their Interrelation to Faults, Landslides, and Streams in Strawberry Canyon, Berkeley and Oakland, California" was supported by a grant from the Citizens' Monitoring and Technical Assessment Fund (MTA Fund) to the Committee to Minimize Toxic Waste (CMTW). The report addresses the need to compile and develop publicly accessible maps of Strawberry Canyon, which show the geologic and geomorphic characteristics that might influence ground and surface water movement near known LBNL contaminant sites. The intent of this map compilation project is to show where there is or is not agreement among the various technical reports and scientific interpretations of Strawberry Canyon." Read more

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