[CPEO-BIF] Wayland Recycling, Wayland, Michigan

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

EPA works to clear contaminated soil from Wayland site

By Julie Makarewicz
Grand Rapids Press (MI)
November 3, 2009

WAYLAND -- The Environmental Protection Agency is working to clear 
contaminated soils from a former recycling business site in Wayland.
At the request of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, the 
EPA started work this week to remove an estimated 8,000 cubic yards of 
contaminated soils from the former Wayland Recycling Inc. site at 763 
Elm St.

EPA officials believe the contamination took place several years ago, 
possibly even prior to the Wayland Recycling business. Preliminary 
findings show soils are heavily contaminated with hazardous substances 
including lead, arsenic and PCBs.

...

An informational letter from the EPA to the city and residents was 
handed out Tuesday. The letter explains that pollutants dissolved in 
groundwater can cause a serious environmental problem called "vapor 
intrusion." This occurs when chemicals underground give off dangerous 
gases that can rise up through the soil and seep into buildings, causing 
unsafe indoor pollution.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/epa_works_to_clear_contaminate.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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