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EPA Begins Review of Chem-Dyne Superfund Site June 21st, 2010
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Important Quotes: “The ground water was contaminated with volatile organic compounds and the soil with VOCs, pesticides, other organic compounds and heavy metals including mercury, arsenic, nickel and beryllium. The buildings were contaminated with PCBs.”
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Community Voice (2008) February 18th, 2008
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Important Quotes:
“It is becoming more and more common to (see) 40- and 30-year-old passing away in Hamilton. It is not rare anymore; it is becoming the norm.”
“we wonder when you start to see more people in their 40s pass away than people in their 70s and 80s. What is happening in Hamilton? Is it Chem-Dyne? Fernald?”
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Public Notices January 23rd, 2006
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Community Voice November 17th, 2004
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Important Quotes:
“There are quite a few people in Hamilton getting boils on their faces and bodies. We are wondering if there is something in Mosler, where they are digging that up, or Chem-Dyne? I am getting very concerned as many people are getting them.”
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Attorney General seeks Chem-Dyne information September 15th, 1977
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Important Quotes:
“The statement asks lawyers and of the firm to supply detailed information about Chem-Dyne’s works, products, officials, methods of disposal, locations of disposal and about any emission permits it now has.”
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Another fish kill,
EPA taking aim at Skinner dump August 22nd, 1977
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Important Quotes:
“The fish kill is the first brought to public attention since last year.”
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Chem-Dyne update Sunday April 30th, 1977
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Chem-Dyne denies agreement
to haul away Kentucky chemicals April 25th, 1977
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Important Quotes:
“Kovacs said today that many questions have to be resolved before his company would undertake the job.”
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Firm sues city February 5th, 1977
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Chem-Dyne seeking specifics from city November 22nd, 1976
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Fifth fish kill found in river November 9th, 1976
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Important Quotes:
“preliminary investigations revealed some chemicals resembling ‘phenols’ were present in the river.”
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Salesman October 28th-Nov 1st
Page 28, 39, 29, 19, 29
*Interesting for Chem-Dyne to be hiring while actively being prosecuted
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Who protects you against dangerous industrial practices?” October 24th, 1976
Page A5
Important Quotes:
“Although nearly every state and local agency has at least limited ‘watchdog’ function over businesses in the area, it is the citizen who provides the key to unlocking the door to discovery of illegal company acts.”
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Fish kills ‘critical setback’ to Hamilton, river October 17th, 1976
Page A5
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City names Chem-Dyne in counter-suit action October 15th, 1976
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October 15th, 1976
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Important Quotes: “A counter-claim seeing a permanent injunction to stop Chem-Dyne Corp., 500 Ford Blvd., from violating the zoning and building codes of the City of Hamilton.”
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Chem-Dyne injunction extended for two weeks October 14th, 1976
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Important Quotes:
“In extending the order prohibiting pollution of the Great Miami River, Judge Marrs ruled the plaintiff s had presented at a hearing Tuesday, ‘uncontroverted evidence’ of illegal acts of water pollution by the company and irreparable injury resulting from the toxic effect of the pollution.”
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Pollution case under court study October 13th, 1976
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Important Quotes:
“Several possible sources of the pollution were eliminated and the fish kill led to an area below the Hamilton hydraulic canal.”
“Pesticide residues will remain in the river at least until 1986 and will be present in the food chain for ‘many years to come.’”
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Testimony begins in Chem-Dyne case October 12th, 1976
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Important Quotes:
“’It had to be a very, very toxic material or in very, very large amounts to cause that many fish to die’” -Ken M. Harsh (OEPA)
“The companies are charged with causing or allowing pesticides to be placed ‘in a location where they caused pollution of the waters of the state’ 11 times between April 24 and Sept. 23, specifically into the Great Miami River and the Hamilton hydraulic canal.”
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A riverside happening October 2nd, 1976
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Important Quotes:
“The Middletown Chamber of Commerce and the Middletown Jaycees are sponsoring a ‘fall festival down by the Great Miami River’ from noon until 6 p.m. Sunday.”
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Needed: better protection for public interest October 2nd, 1976
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Important Quotes:
“If no one would have reported the fish kill or if Chem-Dyne had not been spotlighted by its troubles with a smoking tank car in April, we could be fishing and playing in a river which has no visible sign of its contamination and dangers.”
“As much as 37 miles of the river was effectively killed.”
“state biological and environmental experts admit that the long-range effects of such spills are unknown.”
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Chem-Dyne silent on EPA charges September 30th, 1976
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City pleased with charges;
The pesticides: what were they?;
The events that placed Chem-Dyne in headlines;
State records show companies chartered;
Industrial waste disposal rules lacking, council told September 29th, 1976
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Important Quotes: “State officials issued a fact sheet detailing the three pesticides which are the basis for legal action against Chem-Dyne… INSECTICDES-DIELDRIN, HEPTACHLOR, ENDRIN”
“Records in the Secretary of State’s office in Columbus show that Chem-Dyne Corporation was chartered on Aug. 30, 1974.”
“The corporation’s purpose clause says that its purpose is chemical waste disposal….. in compliance with all laws and
environmental regulations.”
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Chem-Dyne dumped
pesticides, chemicals in river,
state charges; What it means September 29th, 1976
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Important Quotes: “The suit seeks a total of $340,000 in fines, the permanent cessation of illegal discharges into Ohio waters and
abatement of air pollution nuisance”
“The suit charges the defendants with discharging industrial wastes, including the pesticides endrin,
dieldrin and heptachlor, into the Great Miami River without obtaining a permit… It also charges the defendants were responsible for three separate fish kills which resulted in the destruction of 1,086,926 fish and other aquatic animals.”
“Fishermen are cautioned that the long-range effect of the pollutants is not known and will not be known for some time… Parents should urge their children not to wade, play, or swim in the Great Miami River as a precaution.”
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Leaking truck halted in Ky. September 17th, 1976
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Important Quotes:
“The truck driver, identified as Larry Stanks, of Cincinnati, was treated at a Kentucky hospital after being covered by the chemical waste while trying to repair the valve, authorities reported.”
“Police said they were alerted about the leak by motorists behind the truck. ‘Evidently the fumes irritated their eyes and they had to pull off the road because they couldn’t go on’”
“Whitten estimated that less than 500 gallons of the chemical waste was spilled. He said the chemical “is an eye irritant, but other than that it’s relatively non-hazardous.”
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Welder injured at chemical plant August 18th, 1976
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