Olin Perchlorate Cleanup

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

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Olin begins soil clean-up at former flare site

By Carol 
Morgan Hill Times
July 20, 2004

Olin Corp. announced Friday that it would begin to comply with a state
water board order to clean up its Tennant/Railroad avenue site polluted
with perchlorate from 40 years of safety flare manufacturing.

The company's clean-up plan includes excavating soil with perchlorate
levels above 7.8 parts per billion and treating it with perchlorate-eating
microorganisms, a process called bioremediation. Soil with levels below 7.8
ppb will not be excavated but will be treated with the microorganisms.

Olin's statement, issued by James Young, predicted the treatment would take
about two years to complete.

Cleansing on-site groundwater has been ongoing since March. More than 15
million gallons have been treated to date. Treatment works by extracting
water through three wells and running it through an ion exchange system
that removes the perchlorate.

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for the entire article, see
http://morganhilltimes.com/news/newsview.asp?c=115863


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