European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes thursday August 11,1988 Navy admits responsibility for debris on . Beaches Indian Beach . A the Navy said tuesday that it was apparently responsible for medical debris that washed onto beaches Remote from any metropolitan area but that military officials did not know How it happened. The debris which is washing ashore. In North car Olina appears to be connected with the United states Navy said chief Petty officer Joseph Mowery a spokes Man for the Navy s Atlantic Fleet in Norfolk a. He said Navy officials had ordered a thorough cleanup and a full investigation. Navy regulations regarding the disposal of trash especially medical wastes Are very stringent and we do not yet know How this refuse came to be washed up As it has he said. State and local authorities said it was unlikely the de Bris posed a Public health Hazard. We Don t foresee any problems at this time As far As closing the beaches said John Stevens police chief of Indian Beach where syringes and vials such As those used in blood tests were found in a trash bag monday night. Gov. Jim Martin said the problem May have been exaggerated because of recent concerns at some Northeast beaches. In the past there have always been occasions of things like syringes or test tubes washing up onto the Beach but people would just pick them up and throw them away Martin said. But with the Well publicized problems of the new Jersey beaches people Are More Alert to potential problems with medical  numerous beaches have been closed for varying periods this summer along the coasts of new Jersey new York s Long Island and new England because of medi Cal waste and  similar problem has cropped up on Lake ene with several Hundred syringes medical Type tubes and plastic containers washing ashore Over the weekend near Cleveland. Ohio environmental Crews wearing plastic gloves combed a private Beach tuesday. I personally View this As probably one of the most disgusting and heinous dumping i be seen of any sort in Ohio and we see dozens every month usually hazardous waste said Ohio environmental Protection Agency director Richard l. Shank As he surveyed the Beach cleanup. This is the Only time we had anything of this Magni tude of Hospital possibly infectious waste he said. He and Tim Horgan director of environmental health for Cuya hoga county advised swimmers to avoid White City Beach seven Miles from downtown Cleveland. Horgan said syringes occasionally Wash ashore possibly insulin Needles that pass through the sewage system into Lake Erie but the Large number found along the White City Beach is  North Carolina s governor related the problems being faced by the coasts to the Lack of hazardous waste dumps in the country. If we cannot provide adequate facilities for properly disposing of hazardous wastes people Are going to dump them in the Ocean Martin said. We made a real mistake last year in not deciding on a hazardous waste site for North  How to dispose of hazardous waste d can be poured Down the Drain with plenty of water. Read labels to determine if product could damage septic tank. X cannot be poured Down the Drain but can be disposed of in a sanitary Landfill. Be certain material is properly contained before disposal. Should be saved for a Community a Ide collection Day or Given to a licensed hazardous wastes contractor. Even empty containers should be taken to a licensed contractor if one is available recyclable material if there is a recycling program in your area take the materials there. If not encourage local officials to Start such a program. Recyclable items will appear in bold Type. Garage bathroom alcohol based lotions aftershaves perfumes Etc bathroom dealers depilatories disinfectants hair relaxers Medicine expired Nail polish solidified Nail polish remover solidified permanent lotions toilet bowl cleaner tub and tile cleaners Garden fertilizer fungicide herbicide insecticide rat Poison workshop glue solvent based glue water based paint Latex paint Oil based paint Auto paint Model Paintbrush cleaner with solvent Paintbrush cleaner with tsp paint thinner _ paint stripper paint stripper Lye base d primer rust remover with phosphoric acid turpentine varnish Wood preservative Antifreeze automatic transmission fluid Auto body repair products Battery acid or Battery Brake fluid car Wax wifi solvent diesel fuel fuel Oil gasoline kerosene Metal polish with solvent motor Oil other oils Windshield Washer solution d a my d d d aerosol cans empty aluminium cleaners miscellaneous ammunition artists paints mediums dry cleaning solvents lighter fluid Mercury batteries Mothballs d photographic chemicals unmixed photographic chemicals mixed and properly diluted d shoe polish x ammonia based cleaners d Bug sprays Drain cleaners floor care products furniture polish Metal polish with solvent oven cleaner Lye base window cleaner d Chicago Tribune graphic source � 1987 water pollution control federation based on information from the . Environmental Protection Agency s hazardous waste regulations stateside Forest service Pines for help with loan a Cone program Groveland Calif. A the . For est service is looking for a few Good Pine Cones. They need the seeds to restore about 1 million acres of Northern California forests destroyed by fire in the past two years. Officials of stanislaus National Forest tuesday unveiled their so called loan a Cone program at a ranch Here where the owners have offered Cones from 23 High Quality Ponderosa Pines. We desperately need the help of private landowners who have the Cones on their Trees that match our criteria said Mike rutty a re generation specialist for the Forest service. Officials Hope to gather 1.5 tons of seeds from private landowners. That s about 35 percent of what they need to Plant about 8.5 million Trees on 811,000 acres in the stanislaus and 170,000 acres in the Shasta Trinity National forests. Fri gives Butte Field office the Boot to Salt Lake City Washington not in the Federal Bureau of investigation under j. Edgar Hoover no place was closer to Purgatory than Butte Mont. The Butte Field office was used As a dumping grounds for Fri agents who had fallen into Dis a Vor with Hoover. After his death the office s Check ered image faded and the office which oversees the Bureau s work in Montana and Idaho became a popular assignment for agents who enjoyed the Hunting and fishing of big sky country. No More. Despite pleas from the Montana congressional delegation attorney general Edwin Meese Iii decided this week to shut the Field office in Butte and move much of its work to Salt Lake City. The Fri will keep a smaller office in Butte. Man arrested for threats on Reagan to be charged Bangor Maine a a Federal Magis trate tuesday ordered a Bangor Man to be re turned to Philadelphia to face a charge of threat ening to shoot president Reagan. Louis a. Kosma 52, formerly of Philadelphia was arrested in june after threats were made in a Post card and a letter mailed to the White House. One of the threats contained an invitation to Reagan to travel to Philadelphia where there would be a 21-gun Salute awaiting him assist ant . Attorney Thomas Goodwin said. Magistrate Edward Keith ordered the . Marshal service to arrange for Kosma to be taken to Philadelphia. 2 arms sales to allies approved by Pentagon Washington a the defense department notified Congress on tuesday it has approved two arms sales to nato allies one involving stinger air defense missiles and the other mk-46 torpedoes. Assuming there Are no congressional objections the department said Denmark would be offered 336 stinger weapon systems plus another 504 reload missiles training equipment and spare parts for an estimated $61 million. The . Army will oversee that transaction. The Pentagon said the second Deal involved the Sale of 65 mk-46 torpedoes and spare parts to Belgium Worth an estimated $19 million. The . Navy will oversee that transaction. Epa bars untreated hazardous waste from landfills Washington a the environmental Protection Agency said tues Day that it is putting landfills off limits to millions of Gallons of untreated Hazar Dous waste produced each year by a wide Range of Industrial processes. Today s action will require that nearly a third of All hazardous waste be detoxified or restricted in some Way when disposed of on land said j. Winston Porter assistant Epa administrator for solid waste and emergency response. Porter said the action mandated by a 1984 Law is expected to Cost up to $950 million a year for the various industries affected by the final land disposal regulations. The requirement to neutralize Hazar Dous waste before putting it in landfills will affect an estimated 861 million Gal Lons of waste each year according to an Epa statement. It said the new rules Are effective immediately and will cover some 129 million Gallons of waste from electroplating and about 83 million Gallons of Furnace dust produced by Mills that Recycle scrap metals. The Petroleum Industry which produces about 172 million Gallons of refinery waste annually was Given two years to comply with the regulations. Steve Weil chief of the Epa s land disposal restrictions Branch said the extra time is necessary to allow the Industry to develop facilities to incinerate the waste or extract harmful materials. As part of tuesday s action the Epa rescinded a two year variance it granted last year for waste containing halogenated organic compounds hoc Smade up of substances like chlorine Bromine and fluorine. The Agency said it believes the nation now has sufficient incineration capacity to neutralize hocs