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Firefighters, Washtenaw County hazmat team respond to Ann Arbor classroom cleaned with gasoline
Read full article: Firefighters, Washtenaw County hazmat team respond to Ann Arbor classroom cleaned with gasolineWashtenaw County Hazardous Materials Response Team air monitoring equipment did not detect flammable vapors or “volatile organic compounds,” officials said.
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Emergency declared in Flat Rock after hazardous material found at sewer treatment plant
Read full article: Emergency declared in Flat Rock after hazardous material found at sewer treatment plantAn unusual smell Downriver sparked an investigation from hazmat teams Thursday, along with state and federal environmental agencies.
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Suspicious chemical smell at Southfield hotel revealed to be hair dye, area reopened
Read full article: Suspicious chemical smell at Southfield hotel revealed to be hair dye, area reopenedThe area was reopened just before 2 p.m. Wednesday when authorities said the caustic chemical smell was revealed to be hair dye.
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Test results confirm substance found seeping onto I-696 is hexavalent chromium
Read full article: Test results confirm substance found seeping onto I-696 is hexavalent chromiumMADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. – Test results confirm a green substance found seeping onto I-696 in Madison Heights last week is hexavalent chromium. The substance was discovered on the eastbound side of the roadway, near the Couzens Road exit, on Dec. 20. Hexavalent chromium was found at at 0.14 milligrams per liter. The storm sewer eventually enters Lake St. Clair miles away, EGLE said. According to EGLE, the “release likely contributed contaminants to the storm sewer system before it was discovered.”The cleanup could take months, officials said.
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Green substance oozing onto freeway closes lane on EB I-696 in Madison Heights
Read full article: Green substance oozing onto freeway closes lane on EB I-696 in Madison HeightsMADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. – One eastbound lane of I-696 is closed in Madison Heights due to a substance on the freeway. MORE: Green substance from condemned Madison Heights business oozes onto I-696The shoulder and exit ramp to Couzens Road are also closed. The Sky 4 chopper showed the green substance oozing out of an embankment. The substance is believed to be contaminated ground water that is coming from the basement of Electro Plating Services, the Michigan Dept. The owner of the business was recently sentenced after he pleaded guilty to storing hazardous waste without a permit.