2011 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: "R CHAPIN" <rwc27q@verizon.net>
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 12:10:10 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: Re: [CPEO-BIF] "Trees to control contaminants at old Flint (Michigan) GM site"
 
Phytoremediation does work, but reading the article just brings up a ton of questions, including some basic ones such as
what contaminants will be mitigated? and why isn't GM cleaning up the site?

The article is devoid of any details,so maybe someone can fill in the blanks??? From the article, one could get the impression that GM just walked away after giving the site to the city.

Rich Chapin, P.E.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Lenny Siegel" <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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Subject: [CPEO-BIF] "Trees to control contaminants at old Flint (Michigan) GM site"


Trees to control contaminants at old Flint GM site

Flint Journal (MI)
July 30, 2011

FLINT, Mich. (AP) - A federal grant will be used to help plant thousands of trees to control contaminants at a former General Motors factory near the Flint River.

The U.S. Agriculture Department has given Flint $375,000 to survey the property and provide a variety of trees at a place known as the old Chevy in the Hole manufacturing complex. The trees are expected to aid the natural breakdown of contaminants and prevent groundwater from carrying pollution to the river. Planting could start by fall.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf/story/trees-to-control- contaminants-at-old-flint/6f4124e15d294cea9afec9f0669c9a00

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