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Posted Thu Jun 12 2008: from Daily Pilot:
Toxins up cost of bay project http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1213276054
 Sediment and urban runoff containing nasty chemicals like those found in common ant and roach killers find their way from upstream into the harbor. The presence of insecticides in the local waters containing a type of natural chemical compounds called pyrethrins mean costly federal environmental approvals before the city can begin dredging, said Newport Beach Assistant City Manager Dave Kiff. The chemicals kill tiny organisms at the bottom of the food chain and need proper — and expensive — federally-approved disposal methods, Kiff said.
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