The State - News from Nov. 10, 1988

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory agreed to stop using its hazardous-waste incinerator to dispose of liquids after the incinerator failed to meet federal emission standards, state officials said. The laboratory, where much of the nation’s nuclear weapons research is conducted, has been operating the incinerator for 10 years, burning 5.7 tons of solid hazardous waste and 75 tons of liquid hazardous wastes per year. The incinerator failed to fully destroy 99.99% of the formaldehyde and formic acid put in it during a nine-day test in June, the Department of Health Services reported. The department said there had been no hazard to health as a result of the incinerator’s operation.