…OPINION Page 6 Friday, August 12, 1988 Ann Arbor residents sue company over dioxane poisoning Gelman taints water TWENTY YEARS AGO, FAMILIES LIVING IN SCIO Town- The compensation demanded by these…
…'water supply was con- necessary by the chemical should be paid for by the company taminated with dioxane and were notified not to drink or bathe that put these families in danger. Furthermore, because Gel- in…
… local Ann Arbor company that manufactures dialysis membranes. For many years, Gel- man used the dangerous carcinogen 1,4, Dioxane in its production pro- cess and dumped their hazardous waste refuse in…
…. First, they explained that the company had never violated any laws pertaining to hazardous waste disposal. Previous DNR regulations permitted them to dump dioxane in a variety of ways and each time the…
… Polluters should pay IN 1986, 60 FAMILIES living near the Gelman Science facility o n Wagner Road in Ann Arbor were put on bottled water because dan- gerous levels of 1,4-dioxane were found in their wells by…
… the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It was also found that the chemical had been leaking into the groundwater beneath the Saginaw forest. Numerous studies have shown that dioxane causes cancerous…
…. 4 concerns dioxane on BY KEVIN WOODSON Last night, at a public hearing, Washtenaw County residents voiced their concern to the federal EPA about a proposed permit modification which would allow…
…,4- dioxane. Arthur Moretta, team leader of the Permit Unit of Underground Injection Control, of the Environmental Protection Agency, said the current Gelman permit. applies to non-hazardous, processed waste…
… families that had to drink bottled water, and shower in motels for ten months because of the unac- eeptable levels of dioxane in their water were not victims of a "bad image." Gelman should be less concerned…
… injurious to human health. The DNR classifies dioxane as a "threshold" type car- cinogen, which means that it is dangerous at any level. Gelman has a vested interest in maintaining that certain levels of…
… wastewater," the term would c nonhazardous is misleading. Gelman's ception a vwastestream contains 1,4-dioxane, the -Whe chemical that has contaminated nearby well wa ,groundwater. The long-term health ef…
…- debate o - fects of dioxane, which has been been ade demonstrated to cause cancerous tu- not yet mors in animals, are still unknown. possible Whether or not dioxane should be grounda classified as…
… Assistant Attorney General Edward Reichel, is beyond the scope the original suit filed by Gelman. ean-up Two years ago, 16 families re- portedly had their well water contaminated by 1,4-dioxane, a by…
… dioxane pollution. Reichel said Gelman has submit- ted no studies to prove it is not the sole dioxane polluter in the area. He said a lot of the data collected around the site showed that Gelman was re…
… October after traces of dioxane - a solvent suspected of causing can- cer - were detected in private wells near the company's plant located west of Ann Arbor in Scio Township. "Gelman's main objection is…
…- 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…
… with insider trading on Wall Street. In Ann Arbor, Gelman Sciences, Inc. wants to pump ground water contaminated with dioxane into a well, despite fears that they may contaminate area drinking water. In…
… and road salt. In addition, Steve Manville of the Washtenaw Evironmental Health Depart- ment said dioxane - a common, water- soluble, industrial solvent from the nearby Gelman Sciences plant - has…
