Posted April 23, 200619 yr http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060423/NEWS06/604230373/-1/NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article published April 23, 2006 Gas-tax money sits as leaks continue Old storage tanks threaten drinking water By TOM HENRY BLADE STAFF WRITER Twenty-two years after taking the most aggressive action in history to prevent underground storage tanks from further polluting America’s drinking water, the federal government is sitting on $2.5 billion in gas-tax money earmarked for a backlog of cleanups. The leaks are of critical concern for two reasons: Petroleum products have benzene, toluene, and other substances known to cause cancer or other health problems, including brain, heart, and lung damage. Young children are especially vulnerable. About half the nation’s drinking water supply comes from groundwater. Some cities, such as Dayton and Springfield in Ohio, draw most of their drinking water from groundwater. A pinhole leak that emits even a gallon of gasoline has the potential to contaminate up to 1 million gallons of groundwater... Contact Tom Henry at: [email protected] or 419-724-6079.
March 28, 200718 yr Bump. Thought this would be relevant to the ongoing debate at the State House. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
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