Case Study
Speedy Response to a Mercury Spill
Heavily regulated by government agencies like the EPA, mercury is a hazardous waste that poses a persistent threat to the environment and industrial communities in which we operate. To mitigate environmental and health impacts, cleanup measures must be quick and thorough. Arson by a third party at Midwest TransLoad, LLC (MTL), a transportation-service company in Cutler, Illinois, resulted in a release of mercury onto the company’s prop