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After the Industrial Revolution, many paper mills that sprouted up along the Kalamazoo River were found to be the cause of PCB contamination. [1] The publication in a 1953 issue of Life Magazine of a photograph depicting dead carp floating in the Kalamazoo River drew national attention to the public interest. [2]
This is a list of Superfund sites in Michigan designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law.The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1]
A study by Washington State published in 2011 found that the two largest sources of PCB flow into the Spokane River were City of Spokane stormwater (44%) and municipal and industrial discharges (20%). [174] PCBs entered the environment through paint, hydraulic fluids, sealants, inks and have been found in river sediment and wildlife.
DNA Doe Project stumped by the case of a man found dead in Michigan's Upper Peninsula in 1987, asks the public to help. Researchers want DNA of 4 families to help solve mystery of body found in ...
The body of a man missing since October was found in the ventilation system at a Michigan community college Sunday, authorities said.
1960s era Allied Paper Corporation logo. In 1960 Allied Paper created a new organization for the marketing of business forms. This was called Allied-Egry Business Systems and was under direction of Jack Kennedy, former vice president for sales at The Egry Register Co. [15] Eight business forms companies had been acquired with plants in Kalamazoo, Michigan Dayton, Ohio; Denison, Texas; Kansas ...
The Michigan City station averages about 125 search and rescue calls a year, according to figures provided by the coast guard. The primary coverage area of the coast guard station in Michigan City ...
Michigan Chemical Corporation (MCC) in St. Louis, Michigan, which was then owned by Velsicol Chemical Corporation, was a major producer of the FireMaster range of PBB-based flame retardants. FireMaster BP-6 (a yellow-brown powder) is a mixture of many different PBB congeners with 2,2',4,4',5,5'-hexabromobiphenyl and 2,2',3,4,4',5,5 ...