Interstate Heat Treating,
Inc.
Danville, Illinois
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency issued an administrative order on
July 3, 2003 to seal this former industrial site at 2603 Georgetown Road
in Danville based upon determining that conditions at the site may pose
a potential health hazard from drums of chemicals left at the abandoned
facility. The seal order prohibits entry to the site by anyone except personnel
authorized by the Illinois EPA to perform official response actions. Additionally,
those who enter the site must comply with applicable Occupational Safety
and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations.
Responding to a citizen complaint about abandoned automobiles at the site, Illinois
EPA inspectors visited the facility with Vermillion County Public Health
officials and discovered abandoned drums, tanks and other containers that
might contain hazardous substances. Several drums within the building were
labeled "Barium Chloride," which is a hazardous substance that may cause
injury from ingestion, inhalation or skin contact. Illinois EPA staff took
more than 20 samples of the contents of storage drums, process tanks and
other containers on three occasions from July 2 through July 24, 2003. Analytical
results revealed some hazardous substances at the site.
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