American Chemical Service Site

Site Information

Griffith, IN (Lake County)
EPA ID# IND016360265
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Alias(es): American Chemical Service, Inc.

Contact Information

Community Involvement Coordinator
Janet Pope (pope.janet@epa.gov)
312-353-0628 or 800-621-8431, ext.30628

Remedial Project Manager
Kevin Adler (adler.kevin@epa.gov )
312-886-7078 or 800-621-8431, ext. 67078

Repositories

(where to view written records)

Griffith Public Library
940 North Broad Street
Griffith, IN 46319

Griffith Town Hall
111 North Broad Street
Griffith, IN 46319

Links

EPA Superfund Home Page
Region 5 Superfund
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Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry

Background

American Chemical Service, Inc., recycled chemicals in Griffith, Indiana, from 1958 to 1975, when it voluntarily stopped using two disposal areas on-site and covered them.

The U.S. EPA has determined that the groundwater in the upper aquifer beneath the property is contaminated with high levels of VOCs such as benzene, toluene, chloromethane, xylene, and vinyl chloride. (more...)

Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) and Community Advisory Group (CAG) are two ways the community can get involved. Learn more about CAGs and TAGs

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