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On Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:27:07 -0500, DrinkUp@Morons.usa wrote:

>Texans shit where they eat.  Heckuva job, Bush Lovers.
>
>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/06/10/earlyshow/main5076625.shtml
>http://www.newswest9.com/Global/story.asp?S=10490880&nav=menu505_2
>http://www.mysanantonio.com/livinggreensa/44960347.html
>
>Brockovich: Midland, Texas Water Sullied
>
>Famed Investigator: Water Contaminated With Same Substrance Town In
>Brockovich Movie Had
>
>In an exclusive interview on The Early Show Wednesday from Midland,
>Texas, Brockovich discussed contaminated water she says has been found
>in the town.
>
>And she had a jar of it with her to show The Early Show viewers.
>
>Brockovich said the area with the bad water is residential, and her
>team is working to identify all the homes that have problems and
>getting filters on their water supplies. But she said the process is
>becoming "very daunting, very quickly" because there are more homes
>affected than originally believed.
>
>And what does Brockovich say is in the water?
>
>A substance she knows all-too-well: hexavalent chromium.
>
>The same substance, also known as chromium-6, is what Brockovich found
>in the water in Hinkley, Calif.
>
>Brockovich is now known for leading that investigation, which Julia
>Roberts made famous nine years ago with her Academy award-winning
>portrayal of Brockovich in the film named after Brockovich.
>
>"I never thought I'd see another Hinkley, California," Brockovich told
>CBS News in Midland, �but I�m afraid I might be wrong."
>
>Hexavalent Chromium, Brockovich said, is now being found in
>significant amounts in the water of over 40 homes in Midland.
>
>"The only difference between here and Hinkley," Brockovich said, "is
>that I saw higher levels here than I saw in Hinkley."
>
>Midland resident Kay Saythre knew something was wrong, and asked
>Brockovich to investigate.
>
>"We didn�t really understand why the water was yellow when we filled
>the pool," Saythre said.
>
>That's when Saythre and her neighbors learned their water is
>contaminated.
>
>Saythre�s next door neighbor, Sheldon Johnson, and his wife are
>experiencing health problems. They have both been diagnosed with
>kidney problems.
>
>"It�s kind of odd that two members of the same household basically
>have the same problem," Johnson said.
>
>Both Saythre and Johnson now have state-monitored filters on their
>water supply.
>
>But the main concern for residents is finding the culprit.
>
>Bob Bowcock, an environmental investigator, believes the source of the
>contamination is Schlumberger, an oil field services company.
>
>The Early Show asked Schlumberger for comment, and the company said in
>a statement: "Chromium has not been used in any of the processes
>performed at the Schlumberger facilities in Midland, Texas, and
>independent water samplings indicate that the source is likely an
>adjacent site unrelated or our facilities."
>
>No lawsuits have been filed and the state is still investigating. For
>now, the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality has told residents
>its priority is to identify the contaminated sites and provide clean
>water for people with chromium-6 contamination.
>
>Brockovich said the immediate concern for people in the contaminated
>areas is for their children.
>
>"The children have so many unexplained problems," she said. "I sat
>down with a family ... and it was actually really heartwrenching.
>Their 7-year-old child has stomach tumors. They�re very concerned that
>he had an unusual cancer ... and (the mother) is so frightened what
>the future holds for that child."
>
>She added, "...In the long term (residents are) all terrified that
>they could come down with cancer." 

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