Kalamazoo Superfund Site
Superfund sites
In 1990, the Allied Paper, Inc./Portage Creek/Kalamazoo River was declared a Superfund site by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Kalamazoo is located on the southwestern side of Michigan. A three mile section of Portage Creek flows into the Kalamazoo River which is also contaminated. The Kalamazoo River flows directly into Lake Michigan. A Superfund site is an abandoned site with significant amounts of toxic waste. The EPA and companies responsible for the waste take remediation efforts to reduce hazardous content. The Kalamazoo River Superfund site is contaminated by PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) due to a variety of paper mills waste and other waste disposal into the river. PCBs can have harmful effects on the river wildlife and humans.
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