MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) - Officials say the newest phase in a multi-year
cleanup of dioxin contamination downstream of the Dow Chemical Co. plant
in Midland should get underway next year and cost about $6 million.
Discharges from the plant in the last century
boosted levels of dioxins in the Tittabawassee and Saginaw rivers and
their floodplains. Dioxins are highly toxic chemicals that can cause
serious health problems including cancer.
Cleanup has been underway since 2012 on a 21-mile section of the Tittabawassee floodplain.
The Midland Daily News (http://bit.ly/2dn2fJv
) reports that during a recent community meeting, a U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency official said the next phase will cover a 6-mile
stretch of the river.
Different methods will be used on contaminated
sediments. Some will be removed and taken to landfills. Others will be
covered over.
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