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Glenburn, PA Company Reimburses EPA $1 Million for Superfund Cleanup
In February 2009, it was announced that a Glenburn, PA company had paid the EPA almost $1 million as a settlement for the cleanup of a site the EPA had designated as a Pennsylvania Superfund site.
The site was contaminated with the toxic chemical hexavalent chromium, which had leached into both the soil and water. Exposure to hexavalent chromium can cause serious health risks such as respiratory disorders and lung cancer.
Tests at the site have revealed that the cleanup efforts have been successful in terms of lowering the amount of the chemical in the soil and leaching into the Ackerly Creek in Lackawanna County. The contamination of the property is thought to stem back to the 1950s, when the site was used as a plant where locomotive crank shafts were plated with chromium.
If you have been seriously injured due to exposure to hexavalent chromium, our law firm may be able to help.
The environmental attorneys at Weitz & Luxenberg are litigators with extensive courtroom experience and an in-depth understanding of the environmental laws involving PERC exposure. The firm recently secured a landmark settlement against some of the country's biggest oil companies for contaminating public drinking water supplies with a gasoline additive known as methyl butyl tertiary ether, or MTBE. Most of those defendants agreed to pay $423 million to settle suits involving the contamination of 153 public and private drinking water systems nationally.
If you or a loved one has suffered an injury due to exposure to PERC, we may be able to help. Please fill out the form below for a free legal evaluation of your potential case.
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