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There are two major classes of firefighting foam: Class A and Class B. Class B is also called Aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) and is usually created using PFAS. It is a highly effective foam used for fighting high-hazard flammable liquid fires, like gasoline, oil, and jet fuel.
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Michigan Avenue Dump (Dump) is located at 42158 Michigan Avenue in Canton. This site was identified as a potential site of concern after a baseline environmental assessment (BEA) was submitted for a site formerly owned by Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (3M) on Venoy Road in Wayne Michigan site (see the MPART site called Cul-Mac) showing that in the 1960s material was transported from their Wayne Michigan facility and disposed of at the Dump. Records also showed that in the summer of 1992 EPA conducted a cleanup at the Dump and found drums and wastes on-site. The Dump site is adjacent to the Cyb Tools site and EGLE suspected there may be a mix of PFAS coming from both Cyb Tools and the Dump site.
EGLE asked 3M to sample for PFAS and in May 2024, 3M collected groundwater samples for PFAS from seven monitoring wells. Groundwater collected from six of the monitoring wells exceeded criteria. The highest result was 41 ppt PFOS (compared to 16 ppt) and 12.2 ppt PFOA (compared to 8 ppt).
Groundwater on Michigan Avenue Dump site flows north towards the Lower Rouge River which is located approximately 100 feet from the site boundary.
Content posted September 2024.
See an aerial view of the entire site.
The area is supplied by municipal water. EGLE, DHHS, and Wayne County Health Department verified that there are no residential wells in the area.
EGLE will request that 3M collect additional groundwater sampling to verify previous concentrations of PFAS and to delineate the on-site conditions.