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  2. List of Superfund sites in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Dredging of the harbor and soil removal have been completed, and decontamination of the isolated soil continues. During cleanup, it was discovered that the site contained additional contamination on the former Waukegan Coke Plant property. Soil removal there is also complete. [3] 12/30/1982: 09/08/1983: N/A: N/A: N/A ILD003817137: Petersen Sand ...

  3. Decaying Pillsbury mill in Illinois that once churned flour ...

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    Now, all that’s left is to sweep up a the remaining asbestos and lead paint chips before pulling down more than 500,000 square feet (46,450 square meters) of factory, including a 242-foot (73.8 ...

  4. Asbestos abatement - Wikipedia

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    The asbestos removal may take longer and cost more than the actual demolition. For example, the former seat of parliament of East Germany, the Palast der Republik, was stripped of most of its asbestos between 1998 and 2001, before it was finally demolished starting in 2006. The Utah State Prison underwent a full asbestos removal before its ...

  5. Hazel M. Johnson - Wikipedia

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    In the mid-1980s, she discovered the housing project had been built with asbestos and PCB waste was dumped on the Altgeld Gardens site by the Chicago Housing Authority. PCR directly confronted corporations that were the main polluters such as Waste Management. In 1987, hundreds of protestors blocked the gate of Waste Management to prevent dump ...

  6. Northridge Mall's demolition will cost nearly $11 million. A ...

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    Rogers, Minnesota-based Viet submitted the low bid for asbestos disposal and demolition of the former mall. Viet's bid was $10,682,306.85.

  7. Asbestos and the law - Wikipedia

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    Asbestos abatement (removal of asbestos) has become a thriving industry in the United States. Strict removal and disposal laws have been enacted to protect the public from airborne asbestos. The Clean Air Act requires that asbestos be wetted during removal and strictly contained, and that workers wear safety gear and masks.

  8. Altgeld Gardens Homes - Wikipedia

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    Residents were exposed to hazardous fumes from nearby factories and asbestos in construction material for tile and insulation. The drinking water was contaminated and had the highest cancer rate in Chicago. [5] These factors contributed to health burdens in the community through water and air pollution, including asthma and respiratory illness ...

  9. Celotex - Wikipedia

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    The company was founded in 1920 in Chicago, Illinois as a subsidiary of Philip Carey Corporation, to manufacture its namesake product Celotex insulation board, often called simply Celotex. Celotex is a fiberboard made from bagasse (sugar cane waste after extraction of the juice), first produced in a factory in Marrero, Louisiana , outside of ...

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