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Office of Inspector General

Report: Review of Hotline Complaint Regarding Residential Soil Contamination in Cherryvale, Kansas

Report #13-P-0207March 28, 2013

What We Found

EPA Region 7 screened residential properties for soil contamination during its 2001–2002 removal activities near the former National Zinc Company smelter, but could not provide us with complete documentation for all properties.

Report Materials​​

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