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11:00 am Toxic Tour of Richmond Zeneca Site
Toxic Tour of Richmond Zeneca Site
May 11 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Toxic Tour of Richmond Zeneca Site
A self-guided online tour of the Superfund-qualified Zeneca toxic-waste site in Richmond will share the site’s history of contamination, and the dangers it poses to the community. For over a century, the Stauffer Chemical Company manufactured herbicides, pesticides, fungicides, and sulfuric acid at the 86-acre site, dumping hazardous waste onsite and filling in the Bay.  Many Richmond residents living nearby don’t know its history, nor are they aware that it was never fully cleaned up. The site on Richmond’s southeast shoreline has been leaking highly contaminated water and vapors for … Continued