STATE of FLORIDA HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY Form

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WHITNEY: NEW RESEARCH SHOWS A POSSIBLE LINK BETWEEN CANCER HOTSPOTS AND TOXIC WASTE SITES. LIKE THIS ONE. >> I CAN'T SEE HOW ANYONE CAN COME IN CONTACT WITH WHAT'S GOING ON SEEING IT'S HUNDREDS OF FEET BELOW THE SURFACE. WHITNEY: JOHN STRAUSS RUNS AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM WHAT'S CONSIDERED A SUPERFUND SITE. TODAY, IT'S OCCUPIED BY FLORIDA AERO PRECISION BUT THE BUILDING USED TO BE A PLANT THAT MADE CIRCUIT BOARDS. THE EPA SAYS CONTAMINATION CAME FROM THE PLANT >> THEY WERE USING A POND THAT WAS LINERED OUT BACK OF THE BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET AND THEY WERE USING TO PUT THEIR HEAVY METALS AND SOLVENTS IN. I GUESS THE POND GOT TOO FULL AND THEY PUNCHED HOLES IN IT WHITNEY: THE EPA REPORTS THERE'S NO THREAT, BUT IT'S ALSO ONE OF THE ONLY AREAS IN THE COUNTY TO HAVE THIS FINAL NPL STATUS. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DEFINES IT AS A SITE DETERMINED TO POSE A REAL OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO HUMANS AND THE ENVIRONMENT, BUT STRAUSS SAYS INSPECTORS STOP BY REGULARLY. >> THEY PUNCHED