The EPA is proposing to add the Garvey Elevator Site in Hastings, Nebraska, to the National Priorities List, or NPL. The NPL is a published list of hazardous waste sites that are eligible for clean-up action under the Superfund Program. Grain has been stored and processed at the Garvey Elevator since 1959. Carbon tetrachloride, a common grain fumigant, was used at the facility until the mid-1980s. Past releases of carbon tetrachloride from the facility have contaminated ground water near the facility. That ground water is used as a source of drinking water.
References:
Fact Sheet for Garvey Elevator
NPL Site Narrative for Garvey Elevator
My Dad hauls corn to Garvey.
I have a red Garvey hat.
Fumigant on corn.
Corn in cow.
Cow in human.
I advocate grass-fed buffalo, or Kobe beef if you can afford it.
4 comments:
Carbon tet (as it's known in the business) is overrated, much like benzene. As far as I know, it does not bioaccumulate, and you'd need to down about 150 grams of the stuff (about 5 shots worth) for it to be lethal. Sure, it can cause nervous system problems, skin problems, and is a probable carcinogen (yeah, only probable). And all that is with extended exposures. If I were breathing the fumes at the elevator for extended periods, i'd be pretty pissed, but otherwise it's not an issue.
Also, I much prefer this site for content on husker football.
The headline "this beef tastes like fumigant" was my local news lure. Then I alarmed you with the fumigant-to-corn-to-beef implication. But don't worry, I said those things to boost readership. In a way, it worked. I received hate mail for casting aspersion on corn-fed beef. I was just kidding Dad. Have a good weekend everybody, and eat corn-fed beef.
I might also add that I very much like corn-fed women.
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