date:May 22, 2014
permanent, he said, the department can continue to monitor the area year-round to see whether contamination levels change. The department plans to revisit the closure in 2016 to see if any change in the closure status may be warranted.
Mallinckrodt LLC, which ran the riverfront chemical plant from 1967 to 1982, was in court recently in connection with its dispute with the Department of Environmental Protection about cleanup of mercury pollution at the site. Information about the mercury-tainted