Background

The 2.3-acre Arlington Blending & Packaging Superfund site is located on U.S. Highway 70 in Arlington, Tennessee, approximately 25 miles northeast of Memphis. U.S. Highway 70 borders the site to the north. A CSX rail line borders the site to the south. The Mary Alice neighborhood borders the site to the east. A Tennessee Department of Transportation maintenance facility borders the site to the west. The site’s broader surroundings include single-family residential areas and commercial and agricultural land uses. The Loosahatchie River is located 3,000 feet north of the site. People use the river for swimming and fishing.

From 1971 ...
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