Pax River Has Poisoned Groundwater and Surface Water
with dozens of deadly chemicals
(see the list below.)
with dozens of deadly chemicals
(see the list below.)
The Cedar Point Golf Course is beautiful, but deadly poisons contaminate the surrounding waters.
The bodies of water surrounding the Cedar Point Golf Course are heavily contaminated with two dozen deadly poisons. Goose Creek, Harpers Creek, West Patuxent Basin, East Patuxent Basin, Supply Pond, Gardiner Pond, the Patuxent River, and the Chesapeake Bay are severely polluted with with PFAS and other deadly chemicals.
Cedar Point is one of the most contaminated sites on the east coast of the U.S.
The following chemicals are found in St. Mary’s County’s groundwater in parts per billion. (We’ve seen how PFAS is measured in parts per trillion, whereas the chemicals below are measured in parts per billion. It’s a testament to the extreme toxicity of PFAS in tiny amounts.) Many of these substances are killers as well. Some of these chemicals are in various phases of being cleaned up.
Source: DOD - gathered by ProPublica
Acenaphthene 200.0 ppb
Acetone 7000.0 ppb
Aluminum 24,900,000.0 ppb
Arsenic (cancer endpoint) 16800.0 ppb
Barium and compounds 52400.0 ppb
Benzene 24000.0 ppb
Beryllium and compounds 3300.0 ppb
Butyl benzyl phthalate 500.0 ppb
Chlorobenzene 680000.0 ppb
Chromium (total) 64500.0 ppb
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene 120000.0 ppb
Copper and compounds 23000.0 ppb
DDE 70.0 ppb
DDT 60.0 ppb
Dichloroethane, 1,1- 19000.0 ppb
Dichloroethane, 1,2- (EDC) 1000.0 ppb
Dichloroethylene, 1,1- 12000.0 ppb
Dichloroethylene, 1,2- (mixture) 12000.0 ppb
Diethyl phthalate 300.0 ppb
Fluoranthene 100.0 ppb
Heptachlor epoxide 70.0 ppb
Iron 16000000.0 ppb
Lead 10900.0 ppb
Manganese 970000.0 ppb
Mercury and compounds (inorganic) 980.0 ppb
Methylene chloride 2000.0 ppb
Naphthalene 200.0 ppb
Nickel and compounds 30300.0 ppb
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) 480.0 ppb
Pyrene 100.0 ppb
Silver and compounds 1700.0 ppb
Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) 2000.0 ppb
Toluene 2000.0 ppb
Trichloroethane, 1,1,1- 35000.0 ppb
Trichloroethylene (TCE) 130000.0 ppb
Vanadium 199000.0 ppb
Vinyl chloride 99000.0 ppb
Zinc 81500.0 ppb
The bodies of water surrounding the Cedar Point Golf Course are heavily contaminated with two dozen deadly poisons. Goose Creek, Harpers Creek, West Patuxent Basin, East Patuxent Basin, Supply Pond, Gardiner Pond, the Patuxent River, and the Chesapeake Bay are severely polluted with with PFAS and other deadly chemicals.
Cedar Point is one of the most contaminated sites on the east coast of the U.S.
The following chemicals are found in St. Mary’s County’s groundwater in parts per billion. (We’ve seen how PFAS is measured in parts per trillion, whereas the chemicals below are measured in parts per billion. It’s a testament to the extreme toxicity of PFAS in tiny amounts.) Many of these substances are killers as well. Some of these chemicals are in various phases of being cleaned up.
Source: DOD - gathered by ProPublica
Acenaphthene 200.0 ppb
Acetone 7000.0 ppb
Aluminum 24,900,000.0 ppb
Arsenic (cancer endpoint) 16800.0 ppb
Barium and compounds 52400.0 ppb
Benzene 24000.0 ppb
Beryllium and compounds 3300.0 ppb
Butyl benzyl phthalate 500.0 ppb
Chlorobenzene 680000.0 ppb
Chromium (total) 64500.0 ppb
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene 120000.0 ppb
Copper and compounds 23000.0 ppb
DDE 70.0 ppb
DDT 60.0 ppb
Dichloroethane, 1,1- 19000.0 ppb
Dichloroethane, 1,2- (EDC) 1000.0 ppb
Dichloroethylene, 1,1- 12000.0 ppb
Dichloroethylene, 1,2- (mixture) 12000.0 ppb
Diethyl phthalate 300.0 ppb
Fluoranthene 100.0 ppb
Heptachlor epoxide 70.0 ppb
Iron 16000000.0 ppb
Lead 10900.0 ppb
Manganese 970000.0 ppb
Mercury and compounds (inorganic) 980.0 ppb
Methylene chloride 2000.0 ppb
Naphthalene 200.0 ppb
Nickel and compounds 30300.0 ppb
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) 480.0 ppb
Pyrene 100.0 ppb
Silver and compounds 1700.0 ppb
Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) 2000.0 ppb
Toluene 2000.0 ppb
Trichloroethane, 1,1,1- 35000.0 ppb
Trichloroethylene (TCE) 130000.0 ppb
Vanadium 199000.0 ppb
Vinyl chloride 99000.0 ppb
Zinc 81500.0 ppb
The US won't play ball and it is a testament to the power of the chemical lobby.
If you want to gain a sense of what these chemicals might be doing to your body, see the NIH’s National Library of Medicine to search for each chemical above; then click on toxicity to see the particular kinds of cancer, birth defects, diseases, etc. each may cause.
The U.S. has failed to ratify the Stockholme Treaty on Persistent Organic Pollutants, an international treaty designed to protect human health and guard against human pandemics. Like science, international treaties that are designed to protect all human health on the planet are also out of vogue in the U.S. Its ratification would `adversely affect the bottom line of many deep-pocketed and politically entrenched chemical manufacturers who finance politicians like Sen. John Barrasso, the chair of the U.S. Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee. Barrasso is the gatekeeper for all federal legislation regarding PFAS and other measures designed to protect public health from chemical contamination. Barrasso takes more money from the chemical industry than anyone in the Senate so the US government still does not regulate the 6,000+ PFAS chemicals, many that are already in our bodies. Meanwhile, the European Union is on its way to banning all varieties of PFAS. Too many in Europe have been sickened as a result of PFAS exposure.
The U.S. has failed to ratify the Stockholme Treaty on Persistent Organic Pollutants, an international treaty designed to protect human health and guard against human pandemics. Like science, international treaties that are designed to protect all human health on the planet are also out of vogue in the U.S. Its ratification would `adversely affect the bottom line of many deep-pocketed and politically entrenched chemical manufacturers who finance politicians like Sen. John Barrasso, the chair of the U.S. Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee. Barrasso is the gatekeeper for all federal legislation regarding PFAS and other measures designed to protect public health from chemical contamination. Barrasso takes more money from the chemical industry than anyone in the Senate so the US government still does not regulate the 6,000+ PFAS chemicals, many that are already in our bodies. Meanwhile, the European Union is on its way to banning all varieties of PFAS. Too many in Europe have been sickened as a result of PFAS exposure.
