Dioxin
EPA Signs Agreement with Companies to Remove Major Source of Dioxin from the Lower Passaic River
By admin - Posted on June 24th, 2008
New York, N.Y., 06/23/2008 -- A momentous agreement between EPA, Occidental Chemical and Tierra Solutions calls for the most significant removal of contaminated material from the Passaic in history. The settlement, announced today at a park overlooking the river, involves the removal of nearly half of the dioxin that has contaminated sediment in the Passaic. It requires Occidental and Tierra Solutions to remove 200,000 cubic yards of dioxin-laden material from the portion of the river directly in front of the Diamond Alkali Superfund site in downtown Newark. » read more »
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