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2. Anniston, Alabama - Wikipedia

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   The Anniston PCB site consists of residential, commercial, and public properties located in and around Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama, that contain or may contain hazardous substances, including polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) impacted media. The Site is not listed on the NPL, but is considered to be a NPL-caliber site.

3. Solutia - Wikipedia

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   Solutia and its parent company Monsanto agreed in 2003 to pay $700 million to settle claims by 20,000 Anniston, Alabama residents over PCB contamination. Monsanto documents indicate that the company routinely dumped PCBs in the land and water supply of Anniston and covered up its behavior for more than 40 years.

4. Swann Chemical Company - Wikipedia

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   Swann Chemical Company. The Swann Chemical Company was an American chemical company started by Theodore Swann, described by one historian as "a flamboyant Birmingham mogul and New South industrialist." [1] Swann Chemical first operated a chemical manufacturing plant in Anniston, Alabama where PCBs were first made on an industrial scale after ...

5. Theodore Swann - Wikipedia

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   Catherine M. Swann. Virginia Dunwoody Swann. Parent (s) John Samuel Swann. Sonora M. Williams. Theodore Swann (September 6, 1886 – February 5, 1955) was an American industrialist and early leader of the chemical industry. [1] He was described by one historian as "a flamboyant Birmingham mogul and New South industrialist."

6. List of Superfund sites in Alabama - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of Superfund sites in Alabama designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations.

7. Polychlorinated biphenyl - Wikipedia

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   PCBs are organochlorine compounds with the formula C 12 H 10−x Cl x; they were once widely used in the manufacture of carbonless copy paper, as heat transfer fluids, and as dielectric and coolant fluids for electrical equipment. [2] Because of their longevity, PCBs are still widely in use, even though their manufacture has declined ...