Article: POSSIBLE POLLUTERS TARGETED.(News)

Byline: Erik Nelson Staff Writer

Los Angeles County's top water quality agency has identified 142 commercial properties, mostly in the Valley, as possible sources of cancer- causing chromium 6 that has tainted local water supplies, officials said Monday.

The list, which includes metal plating companies, aircraft parts manufacturers and even NBC Studios, is the starting point for the Regional Water Quality Control Board in its quest to find out who is responsible for the contamination and compel the polluters to pay for the cost of cleanup, which has yet to be determined.

``We believe they may have had chromium in use in the past,'' said Dennis ...

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