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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.
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 remains of a Michigan man who went missing in 2018 have been found, state police confirm. Days after announcing that human remains had been found in a wooded area near Rothbury, where the ...
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Many programs aim to reduce the PCB pollution. [1] In 1991, further PCB pollution was found at Bakers Falls, near the former GE Hudson Falls factory, and a program of remediation was started. In August 1995, a 40-mile (64 km) reach of the upper Hudson was reopened to fishing, but only on a catch-and-release basis. [11]
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 ...