Getting 50 Tons of Toxic Chemicals Out of the Ground
Cleaning up contaminated groundwater at the Lowell, Massachusetts site of a former chemical plant has been accelerated as a result of $20 million in Recovery Act funds from the Environmental Protection Agency.
When Silresim Corporation went out of business in 1977, it left behind 30,000 decaying drums and large storage tanks filled with toxic chemicals, which leaked into the groundwater. The drums and tanks have since been removed, but state and federal officials have been working to clean up the contamination for almost 30 years.
Using advanced technology, which Recovery funds helped to buy, officials expect to remove more than 50 tons of chemicals from soil and water within nine months – a process that would normally take much longer.
Nobis Engineering, Inc., a local firm, is prime contractor for the work.
Photo of the Week – Route 116 Resurfacing
Contributed to the Recovery.gov Flickr Group by: Massachusetts DOT
This $1.8 million ARRA project resurfaced Route 116 in Adams, MA. Work began in late April 2009 and was completed in Summer 2010.
To see more photos of Recovery projects or add your own photos, visit the Recovery.gov Flickr Group.
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