This would include the alleged Interceptor Trench running from the east side of Uniroyal Chemical southwards and then eastwards just below RPE-5 over to the Stroh farm. At that point it most likely hooks into the sub-surface drain running north to south on the Stroh farm and discharging into the Stroh Drain. The rest of the coverup involves the normal, gravity flow from overflowing east side pits and ponds (RPE 1-5) that presumably did not end until about 1970. Little to none of these hundreds of thousands of gallons of liquid toxic wastes were remediated. There was a token, Mickey Mouse cleanup in 2019 which consisted of a 15 centimetre (5.9 inches) deep removal of surface soils along the Stroh west property line with Uniroyal Chemical's east property line. Keep in mind that there had been previous alleged landscaping efforts years earlier on the Uniroyal side of the property line which would have reduced concentrations on the Uniroyal side. Also the Stroh farm is a working farm which has grown crops, tilled fields and exposed much of the soils along the property line to the air, the sun and to rain and snow all also helping to reduce surface concentrations.
There have been significant concentrations well above criteria of 2,3,7,8 TCDD (dioxin) in the sediments of the Drain in the couple of sediment samples taken. Again the sampling and "investigation" were pathetic and tokenism at best. The MECP and Lanxess Canada have been holding each others hands and the results to date do not inspire confidence in nuetral, informed and unbiased citizens.
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