[CPEO-BIF] Southwest Porcelain Steel site, Sand Springs, Oklahoma

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Porcelain Steel demolition on pause

By Paul Waldschmidt
Sand Springs Leader (OK)
June 11, 2011

The second phase of removing rubble left behind by the demolition of  
the Southwest Porcelain Steel facility on Morrow Road should be  
completed by the end of June, city officials say.

The project is being funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection  
Agency under a Targeted Brownfield Assessment grant, Terry Walters,  
the city's economic development director, told a Friday morning  
community meeting hosted by Tulsa County Commissioner Karen Keith.

The initial demolition took place in December, 2010.

The second phase involves site boring and soil sampling to determine  
the extent of any environmental problems. Officials say they know  
asbestos material and mercury-based adhesives are present.

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For the entire article, see
http://sandspringsleader.com/news/porcelain-steel-demoltiion-on-pause/ 
article_29070978-944b-11e0-a599-001cc4c002e0.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
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