Lockheed Martin to start $13 million Bloody Brook cleanup after years of delays
Sarah Moses
Town of Salina, NY -- Lockheed Martin Corp.'s cleanup of Bloody Brook in the town of Salina, which has been stalled for years, will begin soon, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation.
As part of the voluntary cleanup program with the DEC, the company will excavate about 34,000 tons of soil and 2,900 tons of sediment from the brook channel, side banks and residential areas from the Thruway to Onondaga Lake Parkway. The project will cost about $13 million and Lockheed Martin is funding the cleanup under the voluntary cleanup program, according to Rashi Ratan, a spokesperson for Lockheed Martin.
More than 1,000 samples taken from 1994 to 2007 showed cadmium concentrations in the soil and sediment of the brook's west branch. According to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry website, cadmium can cause kidney damage if swallowed.
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