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Operating Industries Inc., Landfill : ウィキペディア英語版 | Operating Industries Inc., Landfill
The former Operating Industries Inc. Landfill is a Superfund site located in Monterey Park, California at 900 N Potrero Grande Drive.〔(EPA. "Region 9: Superfund | Operating Industries Inc. Landfill" ) Last updated January 2010〕 From 1948 to 1984, the landfill accepted 30 million tons of solid municipal waste and of liquid chemicals.〔(Benson, Benny. "Liquids Collection, Management and Landfill Gas Impact at the OII Landfill" )〕 Accumulating over time, the chemical waste polluted the air, leached into groundwater, and posed a fire hazard, spurring severely critical public health complaints.〔(EPA. "In California, Many Hands Make Greener Work | Operating Industries Inc. Landfill" ) Last updated June 2009〕 Recognizing OII Landfill's heavy pollution, EPA placed the financial responsibility of the dump's clean-up on the main waste-contributing companies, winning hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements for the protection of human health and the environment.〔 == History == The Monterey Park Disposal Co. first utilized the landfill in 1948, later selling business rights to OII in the 1950s. Two decades later, the construction of the Pomona Freeway split the OII landfill into two parts: the North Parcel (45 acres) and the South Parcel (145 acres). Out of the North Parcel's , only served landfill purposes and collecting primarily construction and debris (C&D) waste such as: wood, glass, metal, paper, cardboard, brick, asphalt, concrete, and plastic. Shouldering the majority of wastes, the South Parcel received industrial and residential refuse, liquid chemicals, and hazardous materials.〔
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