State regulators this month ordered a Redwood City metal recycling company to investigate potential pollution coming from its facility due to reports of hazardous releases there in past years.
California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control ordered Sims Metal Management to determine the extent of its toxic pollution and clean it up. These include potential toxic releases from the past and any impacts from a fire that occurred at the facility in early March.Sims Metal Management, located off U.S. Highway 101 near the Redwood Creek, receives, recycles and exports scrap metal from local suppliers and businesses.
Given the facility’s proximity to homes, parks, schools, a trail and parts of a wildlife refuge, the state is concerned about health impacts to nearby populations. “DTSC identified releases, migration, and accumulation of material containing hazardous waste and constituents with potential health threats, but until their nature, extent, and concentration is identified, health impacts are not known,” Nax said.San Francisco LGBTQ Groups Blast Redistricting Plan To Put Tenderloin, SoMa In Separate Districts
The state has taken similar action against metal recyclers and shredders statewide, as many of the operations are located in communities experiencing high levels of pollution.
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