Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.latimes.special From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: SEDIMENTAL JOURNEY Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 07:57:14 EST Message-ID: HEADLINE: SEDIMENTAL JOURNEY Publication Date: Sunday November 15, 1992 BYLINE: In response to "From Sewer to Shining Sea" (by Jonathan Gold, Three on the Town, Oct. 11): No one has proposed any great solution to the DDT problem, but at least the sanitation districts are trying to keep that contamination buried so that it can't hurt the starfish, sea urchins, clams and snails that live on the bottom. The sediments that lie atop the DDT are released from the Sanitation District's main treatment plant. They're considerably cleaner than they used to be, thanks to aggressive control of industry and the upgrading of treatment that has taken place. JOE HAWORTH INFORMATION OFFICER L.A. COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS Los Angeles This article is copyright 1992 The Los Angeles Times Home Edition. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM