Dioxin Removal Slowed B Government by John Kilgore Facility Last Week

.~ ! t: February 4, 1988 University of Missouri-St. Louis Issu e 594 • Dioxin Removal Slowed B Government by John Kilgore facility last week. associate news editor The hazardous waste storage facility wasn't originally designe'd Dioxin waste currently being to store dioxin, it was intended to sLOred by thE,) University will not be provide storage for herbicides, pes removed from its campus site any ticides and biolbgical wastes pro time in the near future due to duced on campus, federal and state restrictions on the The E.S.E. review recommended movement of hazardous waste. changes in ventilation and the num • Both the Federal Environmental ber of fire extinguishers be made to Protection Agency and the State improve the facility. Department of Natural Resources "The University is willing to pre prevent the University from remov pare an area to store the remaining ing the dioxin-contaminated barrels barrels safely until the government it has stored since 1981. comes up with a means to destroy "All current movement is the material," Hussey said. stymied by the fact that there are no In addition to making changes in facilities for storage or incinera the storage facility, the E.S.E. ! J tion," said Tom Hussey, Vice Chan report also recommended that cellor for Administrative Services. changes be made in the record "There's no way to get rid of it keeping procedure regarding the now." hazardous waste, and also sugges Eight barrels containing or sus ted that more personnel be utilized pected of containing dioxin con in the record-keeping area. tamination are currently stored at "The E.S.E. review said that while the Hazardous Waste Storage the amount of personnel assigned Facility on the north end of and the record-keeping system campus. could both be upgraded, findings at According to Hussey, it's difficult this time indicate that UM-St. Louis to determine bow many of the eight employees who worked in or ser barrels are contaminated due to viced the Storage Building were not · testing procedures. exposed to hazards that endangered Hussey said that Environmental their health," said Hussey. Science and Engineering Inc., who "The E.P.A . doesn't feel that performed an independent review dioxin is as hazardous as was once for the University, used a form of thought," said Hussey. "Missouri is composite testing in which sam one of the strictest states in the plings from seven barrels were tes . Ron Pacino country regarding dioxin con ted simultaneously. One barrel Hazardous Waste: Barrels of hazardous materials are being stored on campus until they can be safely removed for disposal. tamination due to the Times Beash which was known to contain dioxin said. "In the one barrel that we had you for sure. We need to do In Missouri, a rate of 1 part per Weldon Springs were transported to incident. " A Wall Street Journal article was tested more thoroughly. the specific tests done on, it's 8.4 additional testing. There're traces billion is considered the campus in 1981. The nine barrels "At least one or as many as eight parts per billion. (of dioxin). We believe it's less than contamination. found not to contain dioxin con See DIOXIN page 5 of the barrels are contaminated," he "In the suspect barrels, I can't tell 8.4 parts per billion." Originally, 17 barrels from tamination were removed from the ABC Hosts Series On Help Offered For Children Of Alcoholics by Paul Thompson from 2 to 4 pm. beginning tomorrow Three co mmon problems for fr equent disappOi ntments they ex facilitator, an expert who has access . Black History news editor (F e.b_.5 ). F or more LnioJ;mat.i.on 0 to children o f alooholic& are difficult . pe ri~nce in alcohoJic to professional information helpful arrange a preliminary interview. co mmunicating. difficul ty trusting env ironm ents. Children who grow up in alcoholic call 553-5711. people. and difficulty expre sing "An adult child's trust level is to solv ing the problems group mem by Paul Thompson households may'experience life dif Gloria Lubowitz, a psychologist in emotions. Lubowitz said. often very low ." she said. bers wi ll be experiencing. news editor ferently as adults than those who Counseling Services who is organiz "As children, thev learn not to "They've also learned to hi de In addition to the facilitator, the have not lived with similar ing the group, said the ACA sessions talk. not to trust, ' a~d not to feel." their feelings because so many group itself will act as a support The Associated Black circumstances. will be "partly educational, partly Lubowitz said. "Those are not very feelings they had as children were mechanism by enabling par Collegians (ABC) have planned a They may have problems in adult psychological. ., workable behaviors as adults. bad. So they have trouble express ticipants to learn from similar ex ! J series of events in February to relationships caused by unhealthy She said the purpose of the because they're the foundations ing go od fe elings as well as bad," periences, Lubowitz said. celebrate African-American behaviors they learned as meetings is to provide information which relationships are built on" Lubowit z. said. The UM-St. Louis group will not History Month. children. to adult children of alcoholics, to " A child in an alcoholic home be patterned after the Alcholics Kamau Rahotep, academic L'M-St. Louis' Counseling Ser provide an area for individuals with learns very quickly that he's not She said adult children of Anonymous 12-step program, as are affairs officer for ABC , said the vices is offering a six-week series of common experiences with par supposed to talk about it," she alcoholics often have difficulty in other ACA groups. Groups which use month-long celebration will group discussions designed to help ticular problems, and to offer new said. friendships or lOve r elationships the 12-step program are not include political, cultural and adult children of alchoholics learn ways of dealing with their due to their difficulty trusting peo organized around professional historical events as well as panel about why they may feel different difficulties. When the child grows up. he or she ple or expressing their emotions. faCilitators, but act as support discussions on controversial from other adults and discover "We can help people learn to iden may have difficulty communicating " Or. they may question whether groups solely formed from those social issues concerning methods of dealing with their tify the behaviors they learned as with others, she added. what they feel is nor ma!." she said. with common difficulties. African-Americans and SOCiety problems. coping mechanisms when they were Lu bow itz said children of "It·s this information that we 'lI try "We don't use the 12-step pro at large. The Adult Children of Akoholics children, and to find different ways alcoholics also learn when young to share in this group " gram, but we encourage people to "This whole Black History (ACA) groups will meet Fridays of behavior," she said. not to trust people because of the The ACA sessions will be led by a use those as well ," Lubowitz said. Month is an academic event," Rahotep said. "We are trying to motivate people to take charge of Student Voter Major Library Expansion their political destinies." But. Rahotep said, ABC has had difficulty publicizing the host of programs it's offering and ReKistration Will Begin This Spring has found apathy among students at some of the events held in by John Kilgore overcrowding increase during early February. Drive Set associate news editor finals week. "Students complain "We have a lot of programs, but Construction on a $6.2 million li that the library is too noisy, and that it's hard to generate interest," he Paul Thompson brary building addition is scheduled they can'l find a place to work " said. "Black students are not by news editor to begin sometime this spring. she said. aware of these organizations The new wing. half the size of the "The new building will increase and events. UM-St. Louis students will have a present library, will help ease over the number of spaces for people to ''I'm not blaming black chance on campus next week to crowded conditions and provide study," Rapp said. "We 're ready for students, but (rather) the whole register to vote. students with more efficient study the space right now. " idea that we have to have a thing areas, library officials said. According to Rapp, in 1985 the li like Black History Month," he The Student Association and MoPIRG (Missouri Public Interest The two-story construction, on brary was deficient 31,000 square added. Research Group) are sponsoring, in the west side of the Thomas Jeffer feet. It is estimated that it will be Rahotep said the university cooperation with the l'''tional Stu son library, will add 33,700 square 49 ,000 square feet short by 1989. should offer courses and dent Campaign for Voter Registra fe et and will feature a pyramid "We 're trying to accommodate administration-sponsored pro tion (NSCVR). a two-day \ioter drive. call MoPIRG at 534-7474. timing of this election's 'Super shaped skylight over an open stu the growth of the cOllec'tion," Rapp grams about issues concerning registration drive on campus. The UM-St. Louis voter registra Tuesday' presidential primary," the dent lounge area. said. "The book collection black Americans. Students who live in either St. tion campaign is part of an NSCVR statement said.

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