Focus on dioxin

Tuesday, November 08, 2005 THE SAGINAW NEWS

The state has announced plans for quarterly community meetings for talking about dioxin, starting this week at the Horizons Conference Center, 6200 State. The meeting runs from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday.

The meeting is hosted jointly by the state Department of Environmental Quality and Dow Chemical Co. -- the regulator and regulatee, respectively, in cleaning up dioxin contamination downstream of Dow's Midland plant.

Officials will use the forum to discuss community involvement, plans for clean-up and various studies involving dioxin. A copy of the agenda is online at www.michigan.gov/deqdioxin

DEQ and Dow officials say they will answer questions 30 minutes before and after the meeting.

Meetings also are set for Thursday, Feb. 9; Wednesday, May 10; and Wednesday, Aug. 9. v
 

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