January 24, 2008 - The city of Hattiesburg has hired a local firm to drill in a Hattiesburg neighborhood where residents believe the ground is contaminated with creosote.
The work is the most recent development in what has been an ongoing dispute over alleged contamination of creosote, a toxic chemical, from a closed plant.
Creosote was found in the ground at the site after the company went out of business in the 1960s.
Sometime prior to 1960, the creosote seeped into the ground of an old industrial park in the area, which then drained, contaminating several blocks near the plant, environmental agencies said.
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Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste Material are issues families all across America are afflicted with daily.
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