April 14, 2009 - A cleanup effort by Pfizer Inc. became necessary following the breach of a dam upstream on the company's property in Terra Haute, Indiana. An estimated 40,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment, top soil and debris has been removed so far from the property along Jordan Creek.
Pfizer expects to complete the initial cleanup of ground contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyl, or PCB, by July. One resident said that the removal process is in his front yard, and that he and his wife may have to move out of their home for a week of two, once work gets closer to their front door.
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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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