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Old Crank

(7,195 posts) Tue May 12, 2026, 03:15 AM Yesterday

Heavy metal, and more, contamination found in the dirt removed from the White House

Construction project. This has been dumped onto the DC public golf course.

Contaminants IdentifiedTests on roughly 37,000 cubic yards of debris identified the following:
Toxic Metals: Lead, chromium, arsenic, and mercury.
Chemical Compounds: Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), various pesticides, and petroleum-related compounds.
Contamination Level: These substances were found in concentrations exceeding laboratory reporting limits and baseline levels.

This means that the White House could be found to be a superfund site.

Shut it down and move all the operations to....

Alligator Alcatraz. I hear it is empty or heading that way.

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Heavy metal, and more, contamination found in the dirt removed from the White House (Original Post) Old Crank Yesterday OP

The American people canetoad Yesterday #1

That building is very old. RandySF Yesterday #2

The entire interior was rebuilt during Truman's term sdfernando Yesterday #3

Think of all the construction workers who will get sick from asbestos and other airborne pollution. Multichromatic Yesterday #4

;-{) Soil at golf course where East Wing debris was dumped tests positive for toxic metals Goonch Yesterday #5

It's a case of "chickens coming home to roost". oasis Yesterday #6

Toxic Don strikes again! Blues Heron Yesterday #7

Our future gov'ts only choice purr-rat beauty Yesterday #8

The pesticides and some of that other shit are probably from the golf course. GoCubsGo 23 hrs ago #9

canetoad

(20,974 posts)

1. The American people

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2026, 03:20 AM

Yesterday

Will be paying for the cleanup. Hopefully this will set tsf's ballroom project for several years.

RandySF

(85,952 posts)

2. That building is very old.

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Tue May 12, 2026, 04:08 AM

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I woudn't be surprised if they found asbestos.

sdfernando

(6,099 posts)

3. The entire interior was rebuilt during Truman's term

Reply to RandySF (Reply #2)

Tue May 12, 2026, 04:46 AM

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From 1949 to 1952. I'm sure they used asbestos back then

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Reconstruction

Multichromatic

(204 posts)

4. Think of all the construction workers who will get sick from asbestos and other airborne pollution.

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2026, 05:46 AM

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Not that Trump or the Republicans care.

Goonch

(5,536 posts)

5. ;-{) Soil at golf course where East Wing debris was dumped tests positive for toxic metals

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Tue May 12, 2026, 06:18 AM

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oasis

(53,919 posts)

6. It's a case of "chickens coming home to roost".

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Tue May 12, 2026, 06:23 AM

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Blues Heron

(9,002 posts)

7. Toxic Don strikes again!

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Tue May 12, 2026, 06:51 AM

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purr-rat beauty

(1,401 posts)

8. Our future gov'ts only choice

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Tue May 12, 2026, 07:43 AM

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Will be to take ALL trump properties and assets to help pay for damages....EVERY fucking last pube.

GoCubsGo

(34,985 posts)

9. The pesticides and some of that other shit are probably from the golf course.

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2026, 08:02 AM

23 hrs ago

Not saying that most of the toxic waste isn't coming from the illegal dumping of the destroyed White House remains. But, golf courses are toxic waste dumps in and of themselves, thanks to the amounts of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers that are constantly dumped on them to maintain that lovely, green grass. Just sayin'... (Might be part of the reason they chose do dump it there.)

Personally, I think we need to scrape all of that stuff up, and move it to Trump's nearby Bedford dump.

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