The Navy announced plans Thursday to cap toxins on one of the more highly contaminated parcels of the Hunters Point shipyard, although some of the soil with radiological contamination is slated for removal.
Along with a shoreline embankment to prevent pollution from leaking into San Francisco Bay, the measures will be enough to make the area around the former landfill site safe for human habitation, according to naval officials.
But the Navy’s proposal is not likely to satisfy environmentalists.
The Navy is cleaning up a Hunters Point parcel.
- 22 Acreage of site
- 14.5 Acreage already capped
- 30 feet Depth of potential toxins
- 1.16 million Cubic yards of excavation for complete removal of toxins
Read more at the San Francisco Examiner
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