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DIVEX: Response and Removal Action
Video Presentation
Hosted by U.S. EPA
Office of Superfund Remediation & Technology Innovation

This video highlights a unique site consisting of two different locations within Richland County, South Carolina. After a large explosion resulted in the death of Divex's site operator, the U.S. EPA, working in conjunction with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, the Department of Defense, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Coast Guard Strike Force, determines the extent of contamination at the chemical company's site. The cleanup personnel perform many dangerous tasks, including identifying and moving scores of unknown volatil ...  [click for more]

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