|
|
Article: Shoshone-Bannock told "Don't drink water": Fort Hall reservation
- Article from:
- News From Indian Country
- Article date:
- March 15, 1994
- Author:
CopyrightProvided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
Valerie Taliman
News From Indian Country
03-15-1994
Shoshone-Bannock told "Don't drink water": Fort Hall reservation. declared emergency zone by Governor
by Valerie Taliman
National Indian Country Correspondent
Tribal leaders declared a state of emergency here Feb. 18th after the Environmental Protection Agency disclosed that local drinking water is contaminated with a cancer-causing pesticide and Nitrates.
Ft. Hall Agency and townsite residents were told by EPA officials not to drink or cook with the water and to avoid skin contact through showers or baths.
"There are three routes of exposure," said Craig Paulsen of EPA's Region X. "ingestion, skin absorption, and inhalation. We are most ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
|
|
Article: EDB, ITHMAAR BANK JOIN HANDS ON MAJOR INITIATIVE.(Economic ...
Middle East;
August 15, 2006 ;
700+ words
...The Economic Development Board (EDB) of Bahrain and Ithmaar Bank, a prominent ... 2025 study was signed today between the EDB and Ithmaar Bank. The MoU was signed by ... Essa Al Khalifa, Chief Executive of the EDB, and Shaikh Salman bin Ahmed Al Khalifa ...
|
|