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2 THTC FCNOUlUM Waller speaks about role with waste commlsion r O..A Kv the rom- all while othes are being dumped or burned illegally. This is what causes danger to the health of humans through their breathing of the air or consuming food from the farm lands. There is a correct way of treating waste. It depends on the manner in which a plant plans to deal with it. For example:“When burning organic waste at 2,000Egress, it will deter^ from going into the 2((mosphere”. The ash left is h^lfnless and csu»t«^ri«d sin?); whit' eomes out is basicalfy car bon dioxirfe,” said Waller.. r By Aleta Sinkfleld Staff Writer Aids is not the only thing peo ple seem to be running away from these days. In this age of technology, there is fear of something else. It is not classified as a disease nor does it tmly affect humans. H can endanger hunuins along with farmland and the atmosphere if not disposedof properly. This fear surrounds the treatment' of hazar- ■ dws vwfite. I^ost people viesV the tueWment •as the “dumping of hazardous, waste” when in aauaTity it is not. Thei^-isnpwishtabury the wast6 b^useit»p«i^ jHac^e1)ack ^ " ti) haunt ifc 4CcA-4ii« tor;fe|on's I i ^ Bruce Vivien Aispclate Profes^ of Philosophy. _ ' ; /, ^ Waller:' Was asked' bythe ‘-G^Wl i^se«bly. t,o become a -'^iSettibjer ei jhe tt«&84o«is 'Comjpjssjidit When O^ied to d 'Wafle * f dist.not reahie tiiece^' '•..i '‘a.. 1 •/. ,1.. Meetings are held by the com mission on the average of three a month. Consisting of nine members, everyone seems to agree that North Carolina needs treatment facilities. Unfortunate ly, nobody wants it near their liv ing quarters. The latest agenda is concerned with two issues: The first issue revolves around where to place the treatment facility. The com mission already has a sense of what the pfeht wilt kx* like and cohsist of. ^ ; The iecond is^e deals wifli the Environmental Protection Agen cy (EPA). The EPA has started proceedings against North Carolina to withdraw authoriza tion for the state to manage its own hazardous waste. This means that all the works on environmen tal regulations done in the state wUl be taken over by the federal government. “This began because of a law the General Assembly passed this siimmerT-Senate Bill IM',” sakJ Waller”. "The bilt states that the water discharge from any hazap dous waste treatment plant will have to go in a stream that will dilute at a 1,000 to I ratio.” If you want to empty a gallon of waste, the stream has to be flowing through at 1,000 gallons per hour which is the lowest flow, explained Waller. The commission will be in ex istence until it can be proven that ' there are sufficient waste treat ment f^ilities in North Carolina. Afterwards, the commission will go away. ' ■ -TL- . ' i-'yi^otjier oppioitiHiity is working ‘'^J^'leels tM «t itiJ|*wt^fer^ T‘* -V %c‘ ■ firm afe hired-for their busines^i.' skiHs, amj als© beeaise Jhey havfe '^itional larigui^e skill,”, said no forwgnlanguage majors. The number has currently increased tp.. the federal goverrhncnt 4bur. “Tiiere’s more interest tO(3^ t^iislating documents or as an in- in foreign language sti^y ttean- teipreter for the federal courts. A there wasfwety^rs tr^nsl^n jofei (sntails translating Earnest Lwnd^rd, Msistant pro- ,.„a|ipMme,nfe ltoid^^{ji^ fcssqr of Spanish, “A liberal artS/.Stfie foreipi . (background give's more flexibili-* v, »An interpreter.,,worki f»t the ta_.^?^tson.'’."courtroom translatlng.tp fore'ign- ftrat je^^nt, Dr. >spefkingdefendftnfewhatisl»iii^ i^rSdo in the coui'tnx>nJ^ >ncfv^ tfcraries s^gl^ as' ditlon toSp ress Fr^ch'and PortugjoeSf. *hg0iig'alloj' irfjts oiit >f ^te^; for ^ieattnertf; -V ’ ct^ltii^ ii^lucttph, af)idChemical '^li^tr^lizaribn.. ’ ,■'* T ' iQneJciJyJoftteatmeptistakiiSg i;hemi^ and mixirtg it r.'M^/Soqth^r (ijttemi^ to Cortu a ‘"’^^inpdi^ which y>^l not be as j ha)^^r as the tvi« chemicals .^.trotfW be if left, separately by itheniselVes. The whole range of ,A‘t»^a.tmeDt depends .on the (rtatmicais being u^. . , the ideal type of treatment ^. caloe.s in the form le recycling the waste'. About 95 percent of all hazar dous waste produced by industries is being treated right there at the industry. "If it’s treated right, then that’s good,” said Waller. But he believes a number of industries are treating waste legally, but not adequately. « * C«fi«:piel^.«cwn«ehetnkais«ra being buried without treatment at MH’€ inajors enrrfled foreignJ|^u^;isaft»Wt‘and translating wh^T-the, defiant '■^i^fct^^Ktt'ttoUtle njajois to the court . Tf^ iafcrpreter ^^ A. tirtnoA crMTw>tirrM>t.' !5^.^^We.|preij ^languages. some . . C(^{ sometHTies as»ste i .C(^ult^ion. les bt4?‘ ^ iS:G,u*!9j^>yi^rlan5 ^ ^-(inip as 30 S^ni$h, he jitsb ^leakS' nd Portugttesf. ■ ->>^oi f^eraj • j^lljiiguige hKr^jgs^feg^^iaisttalog's'^ be^'dtt^i«%'1^-'1- - ■*“ t^iler-.i ftfmly there dre Carolina. Also at tfijrt ij^, '^r-' ?i •c|ftV tificati6h:.t9 ^colleees bOsiriesS'With. “Emplcyeies oftfi^l . lessors became dvaif^^. ■t'f V'af i',>i; V,. ■ .iP ' ^ trNORTH ColUQt^ll WE PIZZA RESTAURANT " NOW OPEN CLOSED MONDAYS ATTENTION: . Minimum Food Delivery $5.00 On Tuesdays Take Out Only Buy One Cheese Pizza Get One Free ’ ALSO DO CATERING (PARTIES) OAtt-NOW*- 584-2708 .1
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