Cases — 4587290

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Activity name

PHARMACIA CORPORATION (INDUSTRI-PLEX SITE)

Case number

01-2008-0504

Case name

PHARMACIA CORPORATION (INDUSTRI-PLEX SITE)

Region code

01

Fiscal year

2008

Activity type code

JDC

Activity type desc

Judicial

Activity status code

CLS

Activity status desc

Closed

Activity status date

2008-11-24

Lead agency

EPA

Case status date

2008-11-24

Enforcement outcome code

ECR

Enforcement outcome desc

Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery

Voluntary self disclosure

false

Multimedia flag

false

Summary text

THIS CERCLA CONSENT DECREE WITH PHARMACIA CORPORATION AND BAYER CROPSCIENCE INC WILL ENSURE THE SECOND PHASE OF CLEANUP ACTIONS AT THE INDUSTRI-PLEX SUPERFUND SITE IN WOBURN, MASSACHUSETTS. UNDER THE SETTLEMENT THE TWO COMPANIES WILL IMPLEMENT THE ESTIMATED $25.7 MILLION CLEANUP THAT ADDRESSES SOIL, SEDIMENT, GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER CONTAMINATION AT THE SITE. THE WORK REQUIRED UNDER THE SETTLEMENT INCLUDES: DREDGING AND OFF-SITE DISPOSAL OF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS; MODIFYING AN EXISTING POND AS A TREATMENT AND SEDIMENT RETENTION AREA; ESTABLISHING INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS; CONSTRUCTING WETLANDS TO COMPENSATEFOR WETLANDS IMPACTED BY THE CLEANUP; AND LONG-TERM MONITORING OF THE GROUNDWATER, SURFACE WATER AND SEDIMENTS TO ENSURE THAT CLEAN P MEASURES CONTINUE TO PROTECT HUMAN HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT. THE SETTLING DEFENDANTS WILL ALSO PAY EPA'S FUTURE OVERSIGHT COSTS; REMINBURSSE THE U.S. $6 MILLION WITH RESPECT TO PAST COSTS, PLUS $630,000 IN INTEREST AND PAY $1.6 MILLION IN INTERIM RESPONSE COSTS.

Created at

2026-10-04T02:01:32.650836+00:00

Updated at

2026-10-04T02:01:32.650836+00:00

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