Name: Public health advisory expands around alkaline Bay Harbor shoreline water, 2005
Start: 2005
End: 2005
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 2005
Kind: Medical
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: healthcareenvironmentwater-qualityemergency-managementpublic-service
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

After EPA sampling found highly alkaline surface water associated with former Penn-Dixie cement-plant materials, health officials expanded a public-health advisory along the Bay Harbor and East Park shoreline. The report cites pH measurements above 11, restricted access, signs, and particular risks to children, animals, and pets.

Evidence limits

This record preserves a newspaper summary of public-health findings and does not replace the EPA laboratory record or site investigation.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, April 2005, "Public Health Advisory at Bay Harbor."
Reports EPA sampling, pH measurements as high as 11.90, restrictions at East Park and Bay Harbor, posted signs, and warnings about caustic leachate from the former Penn-Dixie cement plant. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, April 2005, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the public-health report.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Public health advisory expands around alkaline Bay Harbor shoreline water, 2005”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-public-health-advisory-bay-harbor-leachate-2005/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 2005, "Public Health Advisory at Bay Harbor." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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