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To: Sandra.moore@ncdenr.gov
Subject: Protect NC Groundwater Through Strict and Appropriate Standards!
Your Personal Statement
I strongly support the new, lower, more stringent standards proposed for 15 groundwater constituents (arsenic, barium, chromium, selenium, 1,1-dichloroethane, 1,4-dioxane, Lindane, methyl tert-butyl ether, Naphthalene, petroleum aliphatic carbon fraction class C9-C18, petroleum aliphatic carbon fraction class C19-C36, Phenol, Styrene, Tetrachloroethylene, and Toluene).
I am particularly pleased to see more strict standards proposed for arsenic and MTBE, based upon current toxicological science which points to potential health effects such as irritation of the stomach and intestines, decreased production of red and white blood cells, infertility and miscarriages with women, and it can cause skin disturbances, declined resistance to infections, heart disruptions and brain damage, and a preliminary association with increased cancer risk.
I also believe it is important to require updating of the required analytical methods to state of the art--including lower detection levels--ESPECIALLY where the "practical quantitation limit" is higher than the health based standard. A health based standard SHOULD indicate that detection and quantitation limits are capable of reaching this standard, as the number must have come from somewhere in the first place... PQLs lower than a health standard are concerning and every attempt should be made to bring them up to snuff at least as frequently as these rules are reviewed, if not more frequently.
Finally, NC 2L rules say that the removal of currently existing standards and interim standards means that they will not be permitted at levels above the practical quantitation limit (PQL). This works in theory, but we must be sure that they are still included in routine groundwater monitoring around all sites where these substances could be present, and that analytical methods required are frequently updated, or this part of the rules will be meaningless.
The quality of NC's groundwater is vital to health of NC citizens. Please consider these comments, and maintain the strict standards proposed in the Amendments to 15A NCAC 02L .0202.
Thank you,
Your Name
Your Organization
123 Your St.
Yousville, YO 12345
Phone: (123)456-7890
Fax: (123)456-7890x123
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To: Sandra.moore@ncdenr.gov
Subject: Protect NC Groundwater Through Strict and Appropriate Standards!
Your Personal Statement
I strongly support the new, lower, more stringent standards proposed for 15 groundwater constituents (arsenic, barium, chromium, selenium, 1,1-dichloroethane, 1,4-dioxane, Lindane, methyl tert-butyl ether, Naphthalene, petroleum aliphatic carbon fraction class C9-C18, petroleum aliphatic carbon fraction class C19-C36, Phenol, Styrene, Tetrachloroethylene, and Toluene).
I am particularly pleased to see more strict standards proposed for arsenic and MTBE, based upon current toxicological science which points to potential health effects such as irritation of the stomach and intestines, decreased production of red and white blood cells, infertility and miscarriages with women, and it can cause skin disturbances, declined resistance to infections, heart disruptions and brain damage, and a preliminary association with increased cancer risk.
I also believe it is important to require updating of the required analytical methods to state of the art--including lower detection levels--ESPECIALLY where the "practical quantitation limit" is higher than the health based standard. A health based standard SHOULD indicate that detection and quantitation limits are capable of reaching this standard, as the number must have come from somewhere in the first place... PQLs lower than a health standard are concerning and every attempt should be made to bring them up to snuff at least as frequently as these rules are reviewed, if not more frequently.
Finally, NC 2L rules say that the removal of currently existing standards and interim standards means that they will not be permitted at levels above the practical quantitation limit (PQL). This works in theory, but we must be sure that they are still included in routine groundwater monitoring around all sites where these substances could be present, and that analytical methods required are frequently updated, or this part of the rules will be meaningless.
The quality of NC's groundwater is vital to health of NC citizens. Please consider these comments, and maintain the strict standards proposed in the Amendments to 15A NCAC 02L .0202.
Thank you,
Your Name
Your Organization
123 Your St.
Yousville, YO 12345
Phone: (123)456-7890
Fax: (123)456-7890x123
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