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Radioactive Waste
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State Warns Hudson Valley Residents 'Free Dirt' Might Actually Be Contaminated
The state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is warning Hudson Valley residents to be cautious when offered free fill material for use to level or grade their properties. The Buffalo News reported that radioactive waste had been discovered in fill near the entrance to Niagara Falls State Park, in this article. State officials confirmed to the Buffalo News that tests by the DEC found low levels of radioactivity, along with petroleum waste and traces of benzopyrene, a cancer-causing chemical found in coal tar, cigarette smoke and vehicle exhaust. There are only two tiny signs m…