Toxic Substances

• A Little Rocket Fuel In Your Drinking Water? No Problem

  Brooks Schuelke | September 23, 2008 2:18 PM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  Today, the Environmental Protection Agency is poised to release a report that recommends against setting drinking water limits for the amount of perchlorate, a byproduct of rocket fuel, in drinking...

• Asbestos Found at Proposed Trail Site

  Jim Cole | July 12, 2006 4:33 PM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  The EPA announced Tuesday that the site of a proposed trail for hiking and biking in San Antonio is contaminated with an abundance of asbestos. The site, located in the King William district, formerly housed a manufacturingplant, and officials said a study revealed asbestos at 20 of 24 test sites.Two of those samples exceeded the state limit. In June, a city official told KENS 5 that a study...