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Investigation continues on cyanide container SECTION 2 -PAGE It • PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER ». 1M3. are by Anthony Oliver McHenry Police continuing their investigation of a 30-gallon container of cyanide that was reportedly found along Route 120 near Sherman hill last U/pHnpuiflV On Thursday morning, hazardous materials specialists from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency •. (IEPA) came to McHenry to open the sealed container and analyze the contents. The canister had been moved for storage to the barn in Knox Park. Wearing an industrial gas mask, coveralls and plastic ives, one of the specialists iroke the seal and opened the container. He used a syringe-type tool to suction some of the gray powder into a chamber with a long, thin glass tube. The glass tube contained a material which would change color, similar to a litmus test, if a suspected chemical was present. "That's definitely cyanide," said the IEPA specialist. The test material changed to a green hue. The specialist explained that the test performed Thursday morning would not reveal the concentration of cyanide, but it would indicate the presence of the chemical. McHenry Police officers on hand also called for paint thinner in an attempt to remove black paint which blotted out the shipping label. cyanide is an extremely poisonous chemical compound with an odor of bitter almonds. It is used industrially to extract gold or silver from low-grade ores, # electroplating, case hardening of steel ana as a fluxing .. material. McHenry Police Chief George Pasenelli said the material was kept at the Knox Park barn for safety reasons. "We couldn't keep and we didirt in water keq> it it near want to meneral news the building," Pasenelli said. He noted that the canister was picked up on Friday for disposal. "In the Tylenol case last year, there was only six or seven grams per capsule," Pasenelli commented. He noted that the Department of Law Enforcement and the IEPA were also taking part in the McHenry Police investigation. CI'* Wis Public hearing slated on proposed alcoholism program for this project to the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board. An initial step in reviewing this project is the conduct of a public hearing. It is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. at the HSA-KLM office, Cary. A complete CODV of thi^ The darkened test material the presence of cyanide. in the glass tubes indicates Memorial Hospital for McHenry County, Woodstock, proposes to develop a 14-bed inpatient chemical dependency and alcoholism treatment i to be located within the The proposed project [consistof four "swing beds" for medical detoxification and 10 beds for rehabilitation services. The proposed "project is estimated to cost $145,000. The proposed health care facility is reauired to obtain a certificate of need from the Illinois Health Planning Act. The purpose of the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act is to ensure that major capital expenditures and- or physical plant modernization of health care facilities are necessary to meet the health care requirements of the community and to eliminate the unnecessary duplication of such costly services. The Health Systems Agency for Kane, Lake and McHenry Counties (HSA-KLM) will perform an in-depth analysis of this project, and will submit its recommendation as to the need proposed project is available for public inspection at the HSA KLM office and at the Wood" stock Public Library. Written and verbal will be accepted at the pub also be mailed directly to HSA-KLM office if no presented at the public hearing but must oe received no later than the day following the *mbl The address HSA hearing. KLM, 188 S. 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