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from the two groups of animals shows no significant difference in count rates. It may be concluded that there is no evidence of radioactive contamination in the specimens tested.” (85)Records show that in early January of 1985, Bryan Westerman did contact the AGFD and requested that they collect additional wildlife samples for the UA for radioactive assays. AGFD declined to collect the specimens. This writer initiated a public records request to the UA dated June 14, 1999. It reads in part: “Document #2 (Letter from Bryan R. Westerman, Director, Radiation Control Office, UA, to Lee B. Jones, Vice President for Research, dated January 25, 1985): This letter makes reference to the trapping and testing of animals from the area of the Page- Trowbridge Ranch Landfill for the purpose of detecting radiation levels. It specifically mentions that ‘final calculations on the results have yet to be completed’. I would like a complete copy of any information or reports pertaining to the testing of animals for radioactivity levels at the Page-Trowbridge site.”(80)The UA’s complete response (81) is as follows: “The only documents found were those already in the possession of Mr. Parton.”To return to the Page Ranch question and answer document, another question from the December 4, 1984 Bob Dorsey questions document (72) reads: “What are the different ways that waste has been disposed of at the site?”The UA responded: “Radioactive waste has typically been disposed of by putting the bags of contaminated material and the bottles of radioactive chemicals directly into the pits and covering them over with soil. Chemical waste was originally destroyed by burning it in the pits (through 1978). For a brief period in 1978 (approximately three months) the chemicals were |
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