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Published: Mon, March 03, 2008 - 10:29 pm
Last Updated: Fri, August 08, 2008 - 3:31 pm
Dozens of people gathered together Monday night at a Mobile church to learn more about chemicals that could pose a threat to their neighborhood.The Environmental Protection Agency says chromium has leaked on the ground around the Old American Wheel and Bumper Factory on Navco Road.
The chemical was used on car wheels and bumpers.
An EPA representative spoke to the River Park Community Action Group.
The old bumper factory has been closed for many years, but chromium filled barrels and other hazardous stuff was left behind.
The EPA says clean up will start within the next month.
fFllow up soil samples will also be taken.
The community action group is pleased with the quick action taken on this site.
The EPA has set up a detailed page on its website on this old factory site. You access it by click here.
The River Park Community Action Group will invite the EPA back to another meeting for an update on the removal process.
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