Scientist: TAP WATER could probably RUN a LAWN MOWER … it’s real gas (UPDATE - VIDEO))

"Daily Times (Illinois), March 6, 2013: Contacted by phone Wednesday, [environmental scientist Robert] Bowcock expressed shock and alarm from lab results recently processed from Wedron [Illinois] groundwater samples [...] “The federal government allows five parts per billion of benzene as its maximum level,” said Bowcock. “The samples I collected and had tested were at 2,600,000 per billion. That is 520,000 times the legal limit. That is the highest we’ve ever had from a residential well water supply. The lab even had to dilute the samples before proper testing could be performed.” Bowcock said, “You could probably run a lawn mower with this foul, toxic water coming out of certain taps in Wedron. The lab and I have never seen such high levels (of benzene and other toxic solvents). It’s real gas.”

"Erin Brockovich, environmental activist, Robert Bowcock, environmental scientist, and Tom Girardi, attorney, speak with the Wedron community about the town's contamination issues at Serena High School Sunday afternoon, March 10, 2013"