FIELDS Projects

Indiana Harbor Canal
- The Indiana Harbor Canal (IHC) is located in the Northwest corner of the State of Indiana within the cities of East Chicago and Hammond. It is a manmade canal formed in the shape of a Y with the Lake George Branch running east west, the Indiana Harbor Branch running north south and the United States Branch running southwest to northeast into Lake Michigan. The canal was built to service the industrial corridor between the Grand Calumet River and Lake Michigan. It was designed for use by the petroleum-based heavy industry that has been in the area since the 1880’s. It is one of the oldest heavy industry corridors in the country.
Manistique
- The Manistique Harbor and River Superfund site is located in Manistique, Michigan on the southern shore of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The River and Harbor discharge into the Lake Michigan. The contaminant of concern is PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl). The U.S. EPA and the FIELDS Team have been active at the site since 1995. The FIELDS Team has performed sample designs, bathymetric surveys, and PCB contamination analyses.