The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has crews in Miami County to conduct a large-scale cleanup of chemicals that have contaminated the soil for decades.
As reported on News Center 7 at 6:00, the project is currently focused on a site in Troy where specialized machinery is being used to remove deep-seated pollutants.
Environmental crews are targeting contamination that dates back to the 20th century. The U.S. EPA identified multiple businesses from that era as the potential sources of the chemicals currently found in the ground.
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The cleanup process involves digging up the contaminated soil and transporting it to a local landfill for disposal…