A May 2006 report from ACRO Laboratory shows that radiactive tritium has been leaking into the underground aquifers used by farmers in Normandy, France The source is the nuclear waste disposal facility at la Hague, the Centre Stockage de la Manche (CSM), which processes nuclear waste. In general, tritium
contamination is regarded s a good tracer for anticipating future contamination from other radionuclides in the dumpsite. These include strontium, cesium and plutonium, all cancer causing radionuclides.
In ACRO found that levels of radioactivity in the aquifer are on average 750 Bequerels per liter (Bq/l), - more than seven times the legal European safety limit of 100 Bq/l.In agricultural land close to the dumpsite, ACRO tests found levels in the underground aquifer during 2005 averaged 9000 Bq/l - 90 times above the safety limit.