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Paint Flakes Cause Concern
03/09/10 MRC/AP
CSX has agreed to take soil samples from under a bridge it owns in south central Kentucky to test for any contamination from peeling paint flakes.
A group of concerned citizens in Barren County said their own tests of the soil showed high levels of lead. According to the group's leader, David Garvin, CSX had previously been ignoring the concerns.
Late last month, David Hall, CSX vice president of public affairs, sent a letter to Bowling Green Mayor Elaine Walker saying the company planned to do the sampling.
"Recently, concerns have been expressed about the potential for environmental impacts under the CSX Transportation Inc. bridge crossing the Barren River," the letter said. Hall wrote that the company would "undertake actions necessary to address concerns" based on the results of the sampling.
Hall said similar testing of the water, sediments and soil in 2005 found that the areas "were within established regulatory limits."
CSX spokesman Bob Sullivan said the company had to remove some soil from the area after the 2005 tests "to meet established regulatory standards." He said the 2005 testing was in response to an inquiry from the Kentucky Division of Water.
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