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Contamination at Central Chemical site prompts Maryland cleanup review
In Hagerstown Maryland Central Chemical dumped toxic wastes into quarries and trenches contaminating soil and groundwater with DDT and other pesticides. EPA assess shows off site pesticide migration into Antietam Creek but no immediate public health risk or drinking water threat.
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Hagerstown
Central Chemical
Mark Cox
State Department of the Environment
Antietam Creek
Department of the Environment
Maryland
Marsh Run
Mitchell Avenue
EPA
Joe Johnson
Environmental Protection Agency
Central Chemical Corp
Washington County Health Department
U.S. Geological Survey
Water Resources Administration
Joe Lewandowski
Maryland Department of the Environment
Robert Perciasepe