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Next week, crews will begin a project to remove contamination from a former burn pit used by Velsicol in mid-Michigan for decades.

The Velsicol Chemical Corporation (formerly Michigan Chemical) operated a plant in St. Louis, Michigan from the 1930s into the 1970s. Spills and chemical discharges contaminated sediment, surface soil and groundwater.

The ground is getting warmer at one of the state’s most contaminated sites.The Environmental Protection Agency is using a process called thermal…

Today on Stateside, a team from Emory University is in Michigan this week to take blood samples from people who were exposed to polybrominated…

In 1973, a plant owned by Velsicol Chemical made a mistake and shipped a toxic flame retardant chemical to a livestock feed plant.That chemical was…

Researchers find there could be more health effects lingering decades after a toxic contamination of Michigan’s food supply.In 1973, a plant owned by…

Researchers are expected to release preliminary findings this week about the potential long term health effects of PBB. The flame retardant was…

This week, we’ve told you about efforts to clean up the old Velsicol Chemical plant. There’s a threat to the local drinking water supply after the first…

There are a lot of former industrial sites in Michigan that need to be cleaned up, but the Velsicol Superfund sites in St. Louis, Michigan are unusual in…

About 10 years ago, a weird chemical started showing up in the drinking water in St. Louis, Michigan.It was a byproduct of DDT. The insecticide is now…