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Lyndon Street Drums

 
Site Contact:
Jeff Lippert
On-Scene Coordinator

(lippert.jeffrey@epa.gov)

Site Location:
8100 Lyndon St
Detroit, MI 48238
 response.epa.gov/lyndonstreetdrums

U.S. EPA was contacted by Captain Eagan of the Detroit Fire Department (DFD) on August 18, 2011 regarding hundreds of drums and miscellaneous containers, many leaking, in an abandoned building at 8100 Lyndon Street, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 48238 (Site). DFD requested assistance with securing the site and removal of the drums and containers.

OSC Lippert responded to the Site on Thursday, August 18, 2011 at approximately 1400 hours. U.S. EPA confirmed the presence of hundreds of drums and containers at the Site. Many were marked "Toxic", "Flammable", "Corrosive", "Poison", "Reactive", and "Dangerous When Wet", few were leaking and in poor condition.

The building is in a state of disrepair. Holes in the roof are allowing rain water to infiltrate the building and contribute to the already unstable condition of drums and containers. There is no perimeter fencing and the building is open and unlocked.

OSC Lippert activated ERRS to secure the wastes and the building. START was mobilized to conduct air monitoring and drum sampling.


Room A cleanup complete. Room A cleanup complete. Room A cleanup complete. Room C cleanup complete. Vacant lot adjacent to 8100 after demobilization and grading. Vacant lot adjacent to 8100 after demobilization and grading. Debris pile. About 1/4 of lab pack containers staged. 2-Chlorobenzaldehyde crystals on the cap of a bottle Room A. Room A lab pack containers. Room C drums staged. Lab pack containers. Room C progress Securing poly-overpack after corrosive liquid transfer activity. Completion of corrive liquid transfer activity Transfer of corrosive liquid to poly-overpack. Reactive chemicals staged in conex box Drum transfer/re-packing activity EPA contractors inspecting large vessel Ether stabilization technicians pre-entry Ether stabilization technician donning ballistic B PPE Ether stabilization technician donning ballistic B PPE Ether stabilization equipment Level B sampling and documentation activities staged drums, containers, carboys and miscellaneous laboratory glassware on shelving unit Staged drums and containers EPA contractor in process of packaging sodium sticks A view of the building from the south side of Lyndon Street severely corroded cylinder and labeling Labels on a cylinder Decontamination area. Office trailers. Connex boxes for drum storage and segregation. Bobcat spreading crushed concrete base. Large hole in the roof of the building allowing for infiltration of rain water. Dilapidated ceiling inside the building. Miscellaneous containers on the floor in a puddle. Miscellaneous containers on a shelf. Hole in the roof of the building. Miscellaneous containers and two mixing tanks near the back of the room. Open back door in the alley to the site. This door faces the residential neighborhood. Miscellaneous drums and containers. Sampling activities. Sampling activities from a drum labeled Drum labeled Hand written label Drum labeled Drum labeled Multiple miscellaneous containers. Small drums marked with Multiple laboratory-grade chemicals. Containers marked Drum with unknown contents leaking from the bottom. Drum marked Metal drum corroded at the bottom sitting on concrete floor. Drums and containers Drums and containers Drums and containers Drums and containers in a laboratory area. Drums and containers Drums and Containers
For additional information, visit the Pollution/Situation Report (Pol/Sitreps) section.