Allied Chemical Company Producing Toxic Waste
- Date Range
- 1920 – 1985
- Title
- Allied Chemical Company Producing Toxic Waste
- What occurred
- The Allied Chemical Company had a chlor-alkali plant in the city of Syracuse located right near Onondaga Lake. It was found that chemicals such as xylene, mercury, and chlorine gas. These toxic chemicals spread through out the air and the ground, contaminating groundwater and eventually ended up in the soil, plants, and fish in the lake. Clean up from this company has still not been completed.
- Location
- Bridge Street, Syracuse NY
- Image Citation
- https://onondagalake.org/superfund-sites/former-lcp-chemical-plant-near-bridge-st/
- Student name(s)
- Lillian Woods