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Former Missoula, Montana Mill Eyed As Possible Superfund Site

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the former Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. pulp mill in Frenchtown has potentially dangerous levels of dioxins, heavy metals and other hazardous chemicals, a finding that could lead to the area becoming a Superfund site.

The Missoulian reported in a story published Thursday that a 183-page analytical results report by the agency also raises concerns about risks to the Clark Fork River should a levee fail that’s holding back sludge and wastewater ponds.

"There are red lights coming up for dioxins and furans, particularly for soils in the sludge ponds," said Chris Brick, science director for the Clark Fork Coalition, a nonprofit river monitor. "It appears the levels weren’t high enough to qualify for an emergency response action from the EPA. But we can show contaminants have migrated to shallow groundwater and stream sediments."

Full Story: http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2012/09/18/263385.htm

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