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The Velsicol Chemical Corp. site is located in Gratiot County, Michigan. From 1936 until 1978, Velsicol (formerly Michigan Chemical Corp.) produced various chemical compounds and products at its fifty-four acre main plant site in St. Louis, Michigan, such as hexabromobenzene (HBB), 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl) ethane (DDT), polybrominated biphenyl (PBB), and tris(2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate (tris). In 1982, a Consent Judgment was entered into by Velsicol, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State of Michigan, under which Velsicol agreed to construct a slurry wall around and a clay cap over the fifty-four acre main plant site. In return, Velsicol received a broad covenant not to sue from EPA and the State of Michigan. The Pine River, which borders the main plant site on three sides and was known to contain significant levels of DDT and PBB, was not required to be remediated by the 1982 Consent Judgment. The Pine River contamination was addressed at the time by the State of Michigan with a no-consumption advisory for all species of fish. The fish advisory continues to remain in effect. Site Responsibility This site is being addressed through federal and state actions.
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