D.C. Asks Federal Agency To Study NE Area Illness... -
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Published on: 8/16/2001
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As for the Benning Generating Station , said James Potts , a Pepco vice president for environment , the plant is not as much of a hazard as car fumes because it runs only when there is great demand on the power grid or danger of a blackout.
Experts said the other potential sources of pollution make it difficult to pinpoint the cause of illnesses , which River Terrace residents said include asthma , bronchitis and cancer.The survey they released yesterday showed a much greater frequency of those diseases than in the District as a whole.
Even the boundaries that define River Terrace could be responsible for the illnesses , the experts said.Made up of about 1 , 000 households scattered across 18 blocks , the neighborhood is bordered by the polluted Anacostia River on the west.Three roads often clogged with cars make up its other borders : East Capitol Street to the south , Interstate 295 to the east and Benning Road to the north.
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Potts said that Pepco shut down the plant to fix the leaks and that the plant , with the exception of opacity violations , met other district and federal guidelines.During the past few years , he said , Pepco has invested money to reduce emissions.He added that because the plant is used little , it does not require frequent maintenance.
From 1972 to 1994 , smoke also billowed from the stacks of the power plant's neighbor , the city incinerator.
Stricter standards spelled the end of burning garbage , Department of Public Works officials said , and the facility was turned into a trash transfer station.
The department is planning to renovate it to process more garbage and do so more cleanly.
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