Cleanup Complete at Markham, Illinois, Dump Site (IL)
For Immediate
Release
No. 11-OPA059
(CHICAGO – June 23, 2011) The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency has completed a $400,000 cleanup at
a 12-acre uncontrolled dump in Markham, Illinois. The site is near
the intersection of I-294 and 159th Street, south of
Chicago.
In April, EPA began removing and disposing of
2,000 tons of contaminated soil. EPA also uncovered and safely
disposed of 110 containers of hazardous material. The State of
Illinois began the cleanup in 2010 by disposing of discarded tires,
chemical drums, compressed gas cylinders, and numerous containers
of solid and hazardous waste.
For more information, please visit
www.epa.gov/region5/cleanup/markham/index.html.
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