In contemplating my topic to write about I was having a mild amount of difficulty, not too much but you could say I was confused. Then I heard a knock at the door, when I answered I was given a pamphlet that informed me of the contamination present in out water. One of the issues involved talked of superfund contamination clean up, this was new to me so to the internet I went. After researching Superfunds, I found that dangers to the environment are much closer to home then one may think. In fact, I found that, in Ohio, Butler County was in the second highest risk category for contamination by Superfunds. Butler County is home to three superfunds: the Chem Dyne Corporation, the Skinner Landfill, and the Feed Materials Production Center (operated by the U.S. Department of Energy). All three have significantly affected the environment in Butler County. The contaminants that have resulted from these industries have affected the ground water, surface water, air, and soil. The idea of contaminated groundwater is especially scary considering the importance it has to everyone's life. According to USGS figures, groundwater provides an estimated Fortunately, there are numerous agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency and countless other grass-roots organizations, which oversee the safety of the environment. They have made important steps in creating and enforcing standards for businesses to abide by. The first Superfund that I will discuss is the Chem Dyne Corporation. Starting in 1975, Chem Dyne operated a chemical waste transfer, disposal, and storage facility (5). The facility was located on a 10-acre site in Hamilton (5). Chem Dyne dealt with wastes such as pesticides, acids, solvents, PCBS, resins and heavy metals (2). Through the discharge of chemicals into surface water, waste tanks above and belowground, and unauthorized dumping, Chem Dyne caused contamination of air, soil, surface water, and ground wat...
