DIOXINS ARE FOUND EVERYWHERE ON CHEMTURA'S PROPERTY & THEIR EASTERN NEIGHBOURS

The above title is based upon the assumption/presumption found in the East Side Soil & Groundwater Investigation done by GHD (formerly Conestoga Rovers). That report states that "As the soil samples were collected from the site boundary, the results indicate that impacted soil likely extends beyond the Site boundary." Based upon my reading of the report plus many other investigations done over the last three decades plus, I would agree.

Uniroyal/Chemtura have polluted the soil, the water and the air with hundreds of different toxic compounds. Regarding water there isn't an uncontaminated aquifer from the small Surficial Aquifer in their north-east corner right down to the Bedrock Aquifer, 100 feet below ground surface. Surface water includes both the Canagagigue Creek, the Stroh Drain and more.

This particular investigation dated December 30, 2015 sampled surficial soil samples, subsurface soil samples and finally groundwater. All three are contaminated to varying levels with multiple toxic compounds. The surficial samples along the eastern border have the highest levels of both DDT and Dioxins/Furans. The subsurface samples also taken along the eastern border are the second most contaminated with Dioxins and finally even the groundwater samples have various Dioxins and Furans in them, albeit at lower concentrations.

Chemtura and their professional spokespersons have long flatly stated that both DDT and Dioxins are hydrophobic and can not dissolve in groundwater. Allegedly they adhere/adsorb to microscopic soil particles and hence can only be in water in the form of suspended sediments. Well they are certainly in the Canagagigue Creek, sometimes in high concentrations which could very well be in the form of suspended particles/sediments. That they are also found in groundwater certainly has long been proven despite the best verbal efforts of Chemtura mouthpieces. That groundwater, as well as surface water, flows south, east and west on their eastern parcel of land due to the topography and stratigraphy of the area. In fact their extreme north-east corner might even have a slight northern flow to it as it is the highest topography (surface ground elevation) in all directions. Peter Gray of MTE can be thanked for that information in his October 2014 Report.