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NPL Site Narrative for Forest Waste Products
FOREST WASTE PRODUCTS
Otisville, Michigan
Federal Register Notice: September 8, 1983Conditions at listing (December 1982): The Forest Waste Products Site is in Otisville, Genesee County, Michigan. From 1972 to 1978, it was licensed by the State to operate an industrial landfill and receive liquid industrial wastes. The site did not screen incoming wastes properly and accepted toxic materials such as polybrominated biphenyls and C-66. Oils, PCBs, and plating wastes were buried in drums or dumped into surface impoundments. PCBs, copper, and zinc have been detected in ground water.
Status (July 1983): EPA is preparing a Remedial Action Master Plan outlining the investigations needed to determine the full extent of cleanup required at the site. It will guide further actions at the site.
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.