Chromium Contamination From Los Alamos Lab Spreads

Chromium contamination from Los Alamos lab spreads

New Mexico officials say a toxic chromium plume has migrated beyond Los Alamos National Laboratory boundaries, with contamination now exceeding state standards.

LANL chromium plume spreads onto San Ildefonso Pueblo land, NMED says

Caption: A Google Maps depiction of the chromium plume as of 2021. An estimated 160,000 pounds of chromium poured onto the site. The plume is one mile long and half a mile wide. (Courtesy New Mexico Environment Department)An underground plume of toxic chromium has spread from Los Alamos National Laboratory to Pueblo de San Ildefonso land, state Environment Department officials announced Thursday.  The discovery marks the first time the plume has…

Toxic plume from Los Alamos National Laboratory spreads to nearby pueblo

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) — A toxic chromium plume from Los Alamos National Laboratory has spread onto Pueblo de San Ildefonso land, with contamination levels exceeding state groundwater standards. The New Mexico Environment Department says there is no imminent threat to drinking water on pueblo land or Los Alamos County because the plume is not near any [...]

LANL's toxic chromium plume migrates to pueblo, New Mexico Environment Department says

The U.S. Department of Energy "must take immediate and definitive actions to protect drinking water," the Environment Department said.

New Documents Added To Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Electronic Public Reading Room On Behalf Of EM-LA

LANL News: Per regulatory requirements, this email is to notify you that new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room. All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above. For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room. Review, Notice of Completion of O…