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EPA in Illinois

Photo Gallery for Heart of Chicago Area Soils Site

Part of the cleanup process can be seen in the images below: soil sampling, excavation of property, transplanting plants, watering sod and wheel loader moving stockpiled soil to dump truck.

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Heart of Chicago Soil Sampling picture from 2016
Excavation of propoerty in Heart of Chicago Transplanting plants in Heart of Chicago Watering the sod in Heart of Chicago Wheel loader moving stockpiled soil to dump truck in Heart of Chicago