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Originally Posted by PostandIn
It's also, pragmatically, not a signficant hazard in its current state. Just like asbestos isn't a hazard unless its floating around in the air. There are potentially hazardous environmental conditions all over and, as long as there are protections in place within the requirements of the various Acts, the conditions are tolerated. And not just by the CPC and every government before them but also by society, because $$$.
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Why the heck is everyone squawking about the cost of cleanup then? And the one alderman talking about the land having negative value due to the creosote? I don't pretend to be an expert, but it's hard to figure out the truth.
If it's not exactly the worst thing in the world, why spend a few hundred million on clean up? Just contain it, and voila.