The former Creese and Cook Co. leather factory site has been found to contain hazardous contaminants.
Danvers is turning to the Federal government for help cleaning up contaminated sites on Water and Clinton streets, and inside the Crane River. The Mass. Department of Environmental Protection and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency briefed the Danvers Board of Health on the status of a Federal Superfund grant for the former Creese & Cook leather factory site, at last week's meeting. Along the railroad track, inside the Crane River sediment and the soil at a portion of the 33 Water St. condominiums and 55 Clinton St. property were found to contain harmful contaminants: arsenic, dioxin and chromium. The contaminants stemmed from the Creese & Cook co. former leather factory, where animal hides were processed into shoe, handbag, glove and…
The DEP and EPA discovered hazardous contaminants in the area surrounding the former Creese and Cook Tannery on Water Street.
The Mass. Department of Environmental Protection and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this month will begin a process to decontaminate surface soils surrounding the former Creese and Cook Tannery on Water Street, areas that were deemed an imminent health hazard earlier this year. The main contaminants found on the site were arsenic, chromium, and dioxin, Danvers Health Director Peter Mirandi told the Board of Health on Thursday. Along the railroad track, inside the Crane River sediment and the soil at the 33 Water St. and 55 Clinton St. property have all been deemed imminent hazards that pose both human health and ecological risks. The areas have been fenced since February 2012. The fifth location, a vacant wooded area on Cheever …
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Andrew Deacon
8:37 am on Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Looks like the EPA has released an official statement (link below) and there was only a very small portion of soil that is an imminent hazard and is being removed now. Good news for those that live there. I live in the area too and the problem is that no one will be accountable. The companies that dumped 50 to 100 years ago are not around any more. You're on your own or partnering with the EPA. … more ›