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DHEC to share results of York contamination study
YORK -- The Department of Health and Environmental Control wants input from the public about how to deal with a hexavalent chromium contamination at the former Metals Protection Co. site, 6347 Campbell Road.
DHEC will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m. tonight at the Hunter Street Elementary School cafeteria to show the results of their investigation, what the clean-up alternatives are and which alternative they think is best.
The chromium contamination is isolated to the former industry's property now owned by SPX Corp. and resulted from rinse water left over from metal that was washed after it was put through chromic acid plating tanks by MPC starting in the early 1950s. Nearby residential wells have never detected any site-related contamination, according to DHEC.
Hexavalent chromium is toxic if orally ingested or inhaled. It is a carcinogen and chronic exposure to it can cause permanent eye injury.
The public has until March 7 to provide written comments to DHEC project manager, Angie Jones at 2600 Bull St., Columbia, S.C. 29206.
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