… about dioxane and PFAS contamination in Washtenaw County’s drinking water. With Ann Arbor residents calling for a more transparent reporting system, Ann Arbor Water Treatment Manager Brian…
… changes. In the report, Steglitz mentioned dioxane and PFAS infiltration are not a new phenomenon. “Dealing with water contaminants is not new to us,” Steglitz wrote. “Throughout my tenure of almost…
… ability to feel safe and healthy while enjoying the natural resources around them. While some feel powerless to address issues like the dioxane plume, I am not alone in feel- ing the University of…
… community and its members, ensuring they have access to the resources needed to live healthy and fulfilling lives. Issues like the dioxane plume dispropor- tionately affect communities of color and…
… 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…
… Bannister, D-Ward 1, discussed her concerns with the development impinging on the dioxane plume treatment site. “I am very convinced by three experts who have told us that this property is a key…
… location for remediation of the plume,” Bannister said. “It is near the main plume the source site of the dioxane and it is the best location, that I’m aware of, to pump and treat this chemical out of…
…,000 pounds of the chemical dioxane was improperly dumped by Gelman Sciences on their property in the outskirts of town. Long- term exposure to dioxane can lead to liver and kidney damage and can cause…
… than 100 private drinking wells. The city has also become increasingly worried that the plume will reach Barton Pond, where the city gets its water and where trace amounts of dioxane were detected…
… Arbor City Council took place this Monday in regard of two court cases: Attorney General et al. v. Gelman Sciences, Inc., relating to the dioxane plume caused by Gelman Science, and Think Right…
… collaboration The Ann Arbor City Council discussed involving the Environmental Protection Agency in cleaning up the Gelman dioxane plume as well as altering the makeup of the Independent Community Police…
… ways in which Michigan will face the climate crisis washed over me. It might not be as dramatic as a hurricane, but our access to clean water (already threatened by oil spills, lead, dioxane…
…Residents living adjacent to the proposed Lockwood Apartments issued complaints of the development worsening the dioxane plume as reason to stop the building of the senior complex. They also…
… definitely valid in these discussions, in the history of affordable housing conversations, excuses like these are often used to shut down these developments. “I can understand if (the dioxane plume…
