… HAZING, Page 3A In response to a new discovery last week of the toxic chemical 1,4-dioxane in shallow groundwater on Ann Arbor’s west side, city officials are exploring the possibility of new…
… since been purchased by Pall Corporation — from 1966 to 1986 has created a large plume of the carcinogenic dioxane toxin underground in the city of Ann Arbor, as well as Scio and Ann Arbor Townships…
… regarding the Gelman Plume. According to Washtenaw County’s website, the Gelman Plume is the spread of the contaminant 1,4 dioxane throughout the county groundwater that is contaminating…
… residents’ drinking water. 1,4 dioxane is a carcinogen that, from 1966 to 1986, the company Gelman Sciences used in their manufacturing process, in which they improperly disposed of their waste…
…," Ryan said. Spalding Clark, Scio Township commissioner, said Gelman Sciences (now called Pall/Gelman Sciences) was for several decades disposing of 1,4 dioxane by dumping it. "They were literally spraying…
… it on their lawns, Clark said. This dioxane, which is carcinogenic, has since contaminated the Scio Township groundwater. Contaminated water must be pumped up and treated. The dioxane is a byproduct…
… primarily responsible for overseeing the polluter’s remediation efforts. However, the discovery last week of 1,4-dioxane in the shallow groundwater at Waterworks Park by the MDEQ has sparked new…
… in Waterworks Park were in concentrations of 2 to 3 parts per billion. 1,4-dioxane carries carcinogenic risk at 3.5 parts per billion, according to Environmental Protection Agency…
… the course of the cleanup, which could take 10 years or longer, Gelman is expected to draw 50 lbs. of the chemical 1-4 dioxane - a suspected carcinogen -- out of the ground water. "The contamination got…
… the water on the lawn. Dioxane, a chemical byproduct: of Gelman's manufacturing, is commonly found in foods and cos- metic products. Some research indi-' cates that at extremely high levels over long…
…- tration devices. Gelman used to use dioxane in its production and is cur- rently being sued for "ground water contamination." Bob Buker, vice president of cor- porate communications for Gelman, said…
… could go all the way to November and talk about two issues that I ran on, which hadn’t been talked about at the time, which was the Gelman plume — the dioxane plume that’s creeping under our city…
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