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Strong Lite Products

 
Site Contact:
Mike McAteer
OSC

(mcateer.mike@epa.gov)

Site Location:
4418 Emmett Sanders Rd
Pine Bluff, AR 71601
 response.epa.gov/StrongLiteProducts

Strong-Lite Products is one of the Libby Legacy sites.

Vermiculite from the Zonolite mine in Libby, MT was shipped to the Strong-Lite facility in the mid-1970's. The vermiculite was exfoliated in an on-site furnace and added to commercial products. Vermiculite from the Zonolite mine in Montana is known to be contaminated with a form of amphibole asbestos.

EPA Region 6 is planning an assessment of the site in the spring of 2016. Assessment activities will include soil sampling as well as air sampling as part of Activity Based Sampling ABS).


Sun Gro Front Buildings and mulch drying area West end silos. Installed in 1987. Northside Spur looking West Northside Spur looking East Adjacent property to the north Perlite loading area on northside Spur switch at NW corner Original perlite silos on east end Spur on westside Original storage building South processing building Sifting building Compost area looking west