Elevated levels of radiation have been detected at the Albany Bulb, an East Bay landfill that has been converted to an art park popular with hikers and dog walkers. The radiation was revealed after a “Gamma Radiation Walkover Survey” by a hazardous waste specialist hired by the City of Albany to sample the waste left over by a Richmond chemical plant that operated there in the 1960s and ’70s. As first reported in the Los Angeles Times, the test by GSI Environmental, Inc. revealed 10 spots that registered levels of gamma radiation high enough to merit further measurements. … Blair Robertson, spokesman for the State Water Resources Control Board in Sacramento, told the Chronicle that the board is aware of the results of the report and is waiting for a work plan for further testing to be drafted in conjunction with the California Department of Public Health.

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