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NPL Site Narrative for Fike Chemical, Inc.
FIKE CHEMICAL, INC.
Nitro, West Virginia
Federal Register Notice: September 8, 1983Conditions at listing (December 1982): The Fike Chemical, Inc., Site, in Nitro, Kanawha County, West Virginia, occupies about 12 acres next to the Kanawha River in an urban/industrial setting. The site contains an active chemical manufacturing facility, spray lagoons used for the evaporation of water from solvents, a drum burial area, and tank storage areas. Two of the lagoons have been filled. Contamination of ground water and air has been documented, and fires have occurred. Surface water contamination is suspected. An EPA suit against Fike resulted in a Consent Decree filed in November 1982.
Status (July 1983): Cleanup at the site is proceeding under the terms of the decree.
For more information about the hazardous substances identified in this narrative summary, including general information regarding the effects of exposure to these substances on human health, please see the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) ToxFAQs. ATSDR ToxFAQs can be found on the Internet at http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html or by telephone at 1-888-42-ATSDR or 1-888-422-8737.