Chromium
EPA, Lockheed Martin Sign Agreement for Chromium Investigation in Glendale, California
By admin - Posted on May 20th, 2008
Firm must investigate former Loral Librascope site
LOS ANGELES, 05/19/2008 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today entered into an agreement with aerospace manufacturer Lockheed Martin to investigate the site of Loral Librascope, a former electronic weapons manufacturer in Glendale, Calif., for chromium contamination.
Loral Librascope, which produced electronic weapons and combat systems between 1949 and the 1990s, is bordered by Sonora Avenue and Flower Street. The company, acquired by Lockheed by merger in 1996, joined a 2000 consent decree to implement the EPA’s cleanup of solvent-contaminated groundwater in the Glendale Superfund site area. » read more »
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