Slag Dump (Chicago, Illinois)

USA / Illinois / Burnham / Chicago, Illinois
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From 1951 to 1977, Republic Steel used the site to store and dump slag, a stony waste matter that is a byproduct of steel refining, along with arc furnace dust. Inspections by the U.S. EPA and Illinois EPA in 2016 found that the site is contaminated with lead, chromium, hexavalent chromium, calcium, cyanide, mercury and manganese. Because the property is uncovered, dust from piles of slag and other materials could also pose a risk to the nearly 10,000 residents of Hegewisch, which sits directly south and west of the site. Additionally, two youth baseball fields sit just a few blocks to the west of the property. In 2019, the US EPA added the site to its list of Siperfund National Priorities.
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Coordinates:   41°39'45"N   87°32'35"W
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