Whirlpool's Response to ADEQ's Concerns
Whirlpool has agreed to some of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) requests to monitor and mitigate cancer-causing pollutants around the former Whirlpool Fort Smith plant.
The plant, located at 6400 Jenny Lind Road, was closed in June 2012, with most production jobs moving to Mexico. In 2013, Whirlpool officials admitted to leaking trichloroethylene (TCE), a cancer-causing chemical, into surrounding properties.
Ramboll, a Copenhagen, Denmark-based company, was hired by Whirlpool to monitor pollution and provide remediation plans and information to the ADEQ.
Whirlpool has agreed to do more to monitor and mitigate cancer-causing pollutants around the former Whirlpool Fort Smith plant.
- Plant closure: June 2012
- Production jobs moved to Mexico
- TCE leak admitted in 2013
Author's summary: Whirlpool agrees to ADEQ's requests to mitigate pollution.