oEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency Contact information You can contact these EPA or city of Canton experts for information or questions about the Ohio Cast Products site: Stephen Wolfe On-Scene Coordinator EPA Region 5 (mail code ME-W) 25089 Center Ridge Road Westlake, OH 44145 440-250-1718 wolfe. stephen@epa.gov James Justice On-Scene Coordinator EPA Region 5 (mail code ME-W) 25089 Center Ridge Road Westlake, OH 44145 440-250-1744 justice .j ames@epa.gov Robert Paulson Community Involvement Coordinator Superfund Division EPA Region 5 (mail code SI-7J) 77 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60604 312-886-0272 paulson.robert@epa.gov Region 5 toll-free: 800-621-8431, 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., weekdays Kathy Paris Canton Department of Health 420 Market Ave. N. Canton, OH 44702 kparis@cantonhealth.org EPA Begins Cleanup Action At Former Plant Site Ohio Cast Products Site Canton, Ohio April 2009 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 will soon begin urgently needed cleanup and containment activities at a fire-damaged Canton factory site contaminated with hazardous materials, debris and asbestos. The cleanup project at the Ohio Cast Products site, 2408 13th St. N.E., will be performed under emergency authority contained in the federal Superfund law and is known as a "time-critical removal action." Time-critical projects are done when an imminent threat to public health exists at a contaminated site. Cleanup work should begin in early April weather permitting. Ohio Cast Products manufactured iron auto parts. The company went bankrupt in 2004, and the location was abandoned in 2005. A fire destroyed the office portion of the plant in February 2008. While battling the blaze, the Canton Fire Department discovered numerous drums and containers on-site, many labeled with the words "flammable liquid." The city of Canton contacted Ohio EPA for assistance, and after a site visit Ohio EPA formally requested EPA's help in March 2008. A May 2008 site assessment found "friable" asbestos in the building rubble. Friable is the most dangerous kind of asbestos and means it can easily crumble and release dangerous fibers into the air if disturbed. Other contaminants at the site include drums and tanks containing flammable and corrosive liquids. A dangerous industrial coolant called polychlorinated biphenyl or PCB was also found within the warehouse and in the surrounding soil due to leaking electrical transformers. There is evidence of trespassing on the site and attempted looting. In addition, a basement-like area holds containers storing unknown materials as well as fire debris. Public meeting EPA and other officials will discuss the site and cleanup activities at a meeting on Wednesday, April 29, 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., in the Madge Youtz Branch Library, 2921 Mahoning Road N.E., Canton. More resources Official documents about the site are located at the information repository in the Madge Youtz Branch Library. Online information is available for asbestos - www.atsdr.cdc.gov/asbestos; PCBs - www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfactsl7; and silica quartz - www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/silica. ------- Cleanup Planned at Fire-Damaged Former Factory Site Public Meeting April 8 EPA Eyes April Start For Project Ohio Cast Products Canton, Ohio (details on front) jsdoj uo pdinpojday © dnueeio juaBjfi sueid Vd3 :31IS SlOfiaOHd 1SV0 OIHO 06SE-M909 II 'o0E3|ip 'PAIS uospEC M LL (C6T-d) sjiewv 3||qnd IP 33UJO S uo|Cay A3U90V uoiweqoJd leiueuJuoJiAug sems poiiupi VcH^ ------- |