electrovoice

600 CECIL STREET

Electro-Voice, Inc. (EV) is an active 11.5-acre site in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, that has been in operation since 1946. Former activities at the facility included painting, electroplating, assembly, die casting, and machining. The business closed in 2000. The property includes the EV building and parking area, a former dry well area where paint wastes and solvents were disposed, former lagoons where electroplating wastes were disposed, and a former fuel tank area. Groundwater contamination extends from EV to approximately one-half mile north of the site. EV is surrounded by a residential area and an elementary school. The population of Buchanan is approximately 7,000. All residents are connected to the city water supply system, and the city wells are not threatened by the EV contamination. EV was investigated by the State of Michigan in March 1979, when a drain pipe ruptured, causing plating solution to be released into a lagoon. In January 1980, EV installed four groundwater monitoring wells around the lagoons. Groundwater samples collected from the wells contained volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and metals. In 1980, the contents from one of the lagoons was removed. The EV site was subsequently placed on the National Priorities List on November 21, 1984.

Hazardous Ranking Score

35 / 100

A score of 28.5 or higher qualifies a site for the Superfund National Priority List.

Regional Contact

Region 5
Phone: (312) 353-2000

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Discovery
Site Inspection
Preliminary Assessment
Final Listing On NPL
Removal

Contaminants & Health Effects

      Carcinogen
      Endocrine Disrupter
      Neurotoxic
      Sensitiser
      Reproductive Toxin
      Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic
      VOC
      Mutagen

        Census

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        Other

        3,403

        People living
        within a 1 mile radius

        $53,840

        Average Income

        1,444

        Occupied homes

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