From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Tue, 4 Jul 2017 12:12:42 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
Subject: | [CPEO-BIF] Bathey Manufacturing Co. site TCE, Plymouth, Michigan |
Plymouth Contaminated Site Needs More Tests: MDEQ Bathey Manufacturing site, vacant for decades, needs additional environmental testing. By Scott Daniel Plymouth Patch (MI) July 3, 2017 PLYMOUTH, MI - If a former industrial site in Plymouth is going to be redeveloped, it will need additional environmental testing to determine the level of contamination and the amount of remediation needed. That’s the word from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality about the former Bathey Manufacturing Co. site, which sits on Mill Street between Ann Arbor Trail and Main Street. The 15-acre parcel, which is now privately owned after the city of Plymouth sold it 10 years ago, is known to contain trichloroethylene, or TCE, an agent which can cause health problems like kidney and liver damage. The MDEQ told the Plymouth Observer that soil gas samples need to be taken to see if TCE has made its way into homes adjacent to the site. … For the entire article, see https://patch.com/michigan/plymouth-mi/plymouth-contaminated-site-needs-more-tests-mdeq -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042 Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 <lsiegel@cpeo.org> http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Brownfields mailing list Brownfields@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/brownfields-cpeo.org | |
Prev by Date: [CPEO-BIF] "Panel recommends overhaul of Missouri tax credits" Next by Date: [CPEO-BIF] "Comments sought on Putnam Block cleanup plan, " Bennington, Vermont | |
Prev by Thread: [CPEO-BIF] "Panel recommends overhaul of Missouri tax credits" Next by Thread: [CPEO-BIF] "Comments sought on Putnam Block cleanup plan, " Bennington, Vermont |