Alabama Plating Company Superfund site
Alabama Plating Company Superfund site | |
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Geography | |
City | Vincent |
County | Shelby |
State | Alabama |
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Site location shown in Alabama. | |
Information | |
CERCLIS ID | ALD004022448 |
Contaminants |
Arsenic Cadmium Chromium Copper Cyanide Lead Nickel Zinc |
Responsible parties | Alabama Plating Co.[1] |
Progress | |
Proposed | August 24, 2000 |
Listed | September 18, 2012 |
Superfund sites |
The Alabama Plating Company Superfund site is a former industrial site in Vincent, Alabama. The site covers 6 acres and was used by the Alabama Plating Company as an electroplating facility between 1956-1986. The facility caused contamination of the ground water with hazardous waste containing heavy metals.[2] After assessment by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) it was added to the National Priorities List in September 2012 for remedial action. The site cleanup is directed by the federal Superfund program.
See also
- Toxic heavy metals
References
- ↑ "Department of Justice Issues Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree". Federal News Service. November 12, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2013. – via Highbeam Research (subscription required)
- ↑ "Alabama Plating Co. Inc.". Region 4 Superfund. United States Environmental Protection Agency. March 6, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2013.