LATEST SHABBY M.O.E. REPORT SHOWS INCREASED DDT- MAYBE???

Thursday's Elmira Independent carrys this story "Creek sample shows increased DDT levels". Well sort of it does. The "science" behind this study is hopelessly flawed. A grand total of two out of ten floodplain soil samples and one out of three creek sediment samples can even be remotely claimed to be comparable or relevant to the sampling done in 1996 & 1997. That quite frankly is pathetic and exactly what I expected last fall when George Karlos of the M.O.E. refused to share their Work Plan ahead of time with CPAC.

Gail Martin's article captures some of the salient points. Dioxins which cannot be clearly compared to the results from sixteen or seventeen years ago were at very similar concentrations. That being said the requirements/action levels have been lowered since 1997. Also I can't believe that I actually said action levels. I'm not holding my breath on that. DDT was indeed considerably higher at all of one location. With the crappy methodology who knows if the other sites that weren't tested could also be higher.

I am more and more convinced that the M.O.E. have intentionally muddied the waters for the express purpose of muddying the waters. They and Chemtura's credibility has been taking such a shellacking over the last year plus I believe they are desperate to change the station. That desperation showed with the "do over" *Responsible Care verification and it's showing here with the M.O.E.'s fun and games.