Lake Calumet Project
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The Lake Calumet area in Chicago is a site of former landfills and abandoned industrial facilities. WMRC is sponsoring research in the area, providing technical assistance to businesses, developing clean fill and sediment options, and partnering with the City of Chicago Department of Environment on a number of projects.
WMRC currently is providing sampling and laboratory analytical assistance to research projects involving:
- The use of trees and grass to remove contaminants from the ground water.
- How black-crowned night herons, a state threatened bird species that nests in the area, are affected by contamination and by interaction with humans.
The Ford Motor Company is building a "supplier park" in the Lake Calumet area. WMRC is working with Ford suppliers to design and implement the most environmentally friendly technologies and practices into the new facilities. WMRC is also working with the suppliers to examine waste savings opportunities.
The work in the Lake Calumet area also involves the establishment of an Ecotoxicological Roundtable. WMRC personnel were involved with the City of Chicago in planning the workshop and several WMRC staff members participated in the first of the workshops.
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