velsicol chemical corp. (hardeman county)

TOONE-TEAGUE RD

The 27-acre site is located on the east side of Old Toone Road, approximately one mile north of Tennessee Highway 100 in Toone, Hardeman County, Tennessee. The site includes a landfill, which is located on a 242-acre parcel of land owned by the site’s Custodial Trust. Pugh Creek borders the site to the east. A forested area borders the site to the north and south. Old Toone Road borders the site to the west. Clover Creek and a wetland area are located approximately one mile north of the site. People use this area for fishing and hunting activities. The site’s broader surroundings include rural, agricultural and forested areas. Residences are located along Old Toone Road and include low-income residents. From 1964 to 1973, Velsicol Chemical Corporation used the site as a landfill for the disposal of wastes generated at the Velsicol Chemical Corporation facility in Memphis, Tennessee. Operations disposed of approximately 130,000 drums of plant waste in the landfill. In 1983, EPA listed the site on the NPL. The site is not in use.

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