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Contaminated soil at Burlingame High to be removed |
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Cleanup of
arsenic-contaminated soil on the Burlingame High School campus will
start this week, a Department of Toxic Substances Control spokeswoman
said Tuesday.
Equipment to decontaminate the area was moved into place last week, according to spokeswoman Angela Blanchette.
According to Blanchette, areas with soil contaminated with lead,
arsenic and polychlorinated biphenyls were first found during a
modernization of the high school in November 2005. At that point, the
department approved a cleanup plan that was put into action in December
2005. But San Mateo Union High School District lacked funds to complete
the cleanup and efforts were halted in January.
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