The six 55-gallon drums were recently discovered in Bethpage Community Park.
BETHPAGE, N.Y. -- Toxic chemicals were recently found buried underground on Long Island, leaving officials fuming.The 55-gallon drums were discovered in Bethpage Community Park and are believed to date back decades.Workers are testing the soil around where six drums were unearthed at a former ballfield. The soil was being treated to remove decades-old contamination, but the new discovery has prompted new outrage.
Underground radar will be used to search the entire park for more drums.The DEC released the following statement:'The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation continues to strictly oversee the cleanup of the Bethpage Community Park in the town of Oyster Bay. The ongoing remediation of the Navy-Grumman groundwater plume is a priority for DEC and New York State.
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