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Project Area 23
Installation of secondary containment and spill collection system
| Organization /Facility | General Chemical Canada Ltd. |
| Beneficial Use Impairment (in brackets) & Issue Addressed: | (15) Spills of ammonia liquids to the Detroit River |
| Benefit: | Reduction of frequency and severity of ammonia discharges |
| Date Completed: | 1998 |
Installation of ammonia detection equipment on plant drains
| Organization /Facility | General Chemical Canada Ltd. |
| Beneficial Use Impairment (in brackets) & Issue Addressed: | (15) Discharges of ammonia going undetected |
| Benefit: | Early warning of ammonia discharges, allowing plant operations to take action |
| Date Completed: | 1998 |
Diversion of high toxicity effluent streams to settling basins
| Organization /Facility | General Chemical Canada Ltd. |
| Beneficial Use Impairment (in brackets) & Issue Addressed: | (15) Ongoing discharge of toxic effluent streams to the Detroit River |
| Benefit: | Reduction of toxic effluent streams (ammonia and persistent chemicals) |
| Date Completed: | 1997 |