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<a href="/hazardous-waste/industri-plex">Industri-plex</a>

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 11:47
Hazardous Waste Site | Woburn, MA | 1853 to 1969 What Happened?

Between 1853 and 1969, The Industri-Plex Superfund Site was an industrial facility that produced pesticides, munitions, leather goods, and glue. Byproducts of these operations were released on the site contaminating groundwater, soil and sediments. During the 1970s, when the site was being developed for further industrial use, soil excavations uncovered and mixed the wastes and products accumulated for more than 130 years, aggravating the ongoing contamination.

<a href="/oil-spills/flint-hills-dock-5-oil-spill">Flint Hills Dock #5 Oil Spill</a>

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 11:47
Oil Spill | Corpus Christi, TX | December 2022  What Happened?

On December 24, 2022, a pipeline failure at the Ingleside crude oil terminal Dock #5 in Corpus Christi Bay (“Bay”) occurred. The terminal and pipeline are owned by Flint Hills Resources (“Responsible Party”). The pipeline failure released approximately 14,000 gallons of light crude oil into Corpus Christi Bay. The responsible party worked with local, state, and federal agencies to establish a command post in Corpus Christi, Texas from December 30, 2022, through January 5, 2023.

<a href="/ship-groundings/mona-island-drug-runner">Mona Island Drug Runner</a>

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 11:47
Ship Grounding | Mona Island, Puerto Rico | August 2023 What Happened?

<a href="/oil-spills/tug-western-mariner-grounding-neva-strait">Tug Western Mariner Grounding Neva Strait</a>

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 11:47
  Oil Spill | Sitka, Alaska | March 2022
  What Happened?

<a href="/hazardous-waste/anacostia-river">Anacostia River</a>

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Hazardous Waste Site | Washington, DC | Late 1800s to present What Happened?

<a href="/oil-spills/mississippi-canyon-209-mc209-oil-spill">Mississippi Canyon 209 (MC209) Oil Spill</a>

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 11:47
Oil Spill | Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana | October 2017 What Happened?

<a href="/hazardous-waste/dupont-hay-road">DuPont Hay Road</a>

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 11:47

Hazardous Waste Site | Wilmington, DE | 1935-2017

What Happened?

Beginning in 1935, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont) owned and operated a titanium dioxide manufacturing facility, known as the Edge Moor Plant.  DuPont later acquired and operated a nearby landfill along Hay Road, which in the late 1990s, was used to stockpile "Iron Rich" materials, a byproduct from its nearby titanium dioxide facility. This substance contained heavy metals, PCBs, and other hazardous materials. 

<a href="/oil-spills/pipeline-p00547-huntington-beach-oil-spill">Pipeline P00547 (Huntington Beach) Oil Spill</a>

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 11:47
Oil Spill | Orange and San Diego Counties, California | October 2021 What Happened?

Late on the evening of October 1, 2021, the San Pedro Bay Pipeline (Pipeline P00547) broke and spilled crude oil into the waters 4.5 miles offshore of Huntington Beach, California. Inspection of the pipeline indicated that the failure may have been caused by an anchor that hooked the pipeline, causing a partial tear. 

<a href="/hazardous-waste/example-case-fish-consumption-banner">Example Case (Fish Consumption Banner)</a>

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 11:47
What Happened?

Example

What Were the Impacts?

Consumption of contaminated fish, shellfish, crab, and other organisms from these areas poses a threat to birds and other wildlife, as well as to human health.

What’s Happening Now?

Example

<a href="/oil-spills/itc-tank-fire">ITC Tank Fire</a>

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Oil Spill | Deer Park, TX | March 2019 What Happened?

On Sunday March 17, 2019, a storage tank caught fire engulfing much of the Second 80’s tank battery at the Intercontinental Terminals Company, LLC (ITC) Deer Park facility in Deer Park, Texas.

The fire was initially extinguished on March 20th, but reignited on March 22nd and damaged a second containment wall of the tank facility.