Resources


Resources for Parts 1 & 2
Ann Arbor area:
City of Ann Arbor on 1,4-Dioxane and Pall Life Sciences/Gelman Sciences site
Scio Residents for Safe Water
CARD: Coalition for Action on Remediation of Dioxane
March 14, 2016 Press Release from MDEQ regarding lowering of allowable Dioxane levels
Newspaper clipping history of the Ann Arbor Dioxane contamination 
Collection of articles on Ann Arbor’s dioxane plume by Ryan Stanton of MLive  

Tucson:
2011 Arizona Daily Star article “The new federal study on 1,4-dioxane essentially means the maximum level of the compound in drinking water should be about 0.3 of a part per billion”   
Video on Tucson’s new facility to remove 1,4-Dioxane     
Video on opening of Tucson’s Dioxane Treatment Facility  
Tucson’s letter to customers about Dioxane Treatment Plant   
1,4-Dioxane resources from the City of Tucson        

TrojanUV-Pall-Danaher:
TrojanUV’s dioxane treatment system used in Tucson
TrojanUV Case Study:  Tucson, Arizona   
Danaher’s Environmental Page:  “Our products help protect the global water supply”  
Press Release from Danaher on acquisition of Pall, “a highly-respected brand on which customers rely to solve their most difficult purification problems”

Part 3

Polluter Pay Law  
Third Amendment to the Consent Judgment  
Washtenaw County Public Health 1,4-Dioxane Fact Sheet
"DEQ Director to visit Ann Arbor to Discuss Dioxane Plume" Ryan Stanton, March 12, 2016, MLive

Part 4

EPA Fact Sheet on 1,4 Dioxane
Washtenaw County Public Health 1,4-Dioxane Fact Sheet
Michigan DEQ Gelman Sciences, Inc. 1,4-Dioxane Information Page

Parts 5 & 6

Video of April 18th Town Hall meeting from Scio Residents for Safe Water

Part 7

Timeline Pall/Gelman Site from Scio Residents for Safe Water
3-D Pall/Gelman Plume maps from Scio Residents for Safe Water
Financial Assurance Mechanism in the Third Amendment to Consent Judgment 2011 (p. 31)  

Part 8

“How dangerous is dioxane in your drinking water?” by Andrew Maynard, Risk Bites series on Youtube.
‘The Gelman Legacy” at the University of Michigan Risk Science Center.
“Gift positions U-M as national leader in studying risks to public health.”
UM School of Public Health Center on Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease

Part 9

U.S. EPA Superfund
National Geographic on Superfund
 “Professor says dioxane probably has reached Huron River already,” Ryan Stanton, May 13, 2016, MLive
KL Landfill Superfund Site, Kalamazoo 
 “Moving Toxic Plume A Concern For Oshtemo Drinking Water,” Rebecca Thiele, March 25, 2016, WMUK

Part 10

Ann Arbor Township 
Lowry Landfill, Denver Colorado
Research on Superfund and Property Values:
http://public.econ.duke.edu/~timmins/Gamper_Rabindran_Timmins.pdf
http://pages.uoregon.edu/ralphm/natlsuperfund.pdf
http://economics.mit.edu/files/1756
http://college.holycross.edu/RePEc/hcx/Kiel_Superfund.pdf
http://yosemite.epa.gov/ee/epa/eerm.nsf/vwAN/EE-0486-01.pdf/$file/EE-0486-01.pdf

Part 11

1988 State of Michigan Complaint against Gelman Sciences for illegal releases of toxic chemicals
Dan Bicknell’s 1984 graduate school report
Ann Arbor News articles written at the time of Bicknell’s discovery:
DNR Seeks Source Of Scio Township Lake’s Contaminant (September 16, 1984)
State May Clear Gelman Sciences Of Pollution Charges (October 22, 1984)
Former Candidate Revives Water Issue (May 16, 1985)
DNR Files On Gelman Sciences Inc. Reveal Gaps, Inconsistencies (April 27, 1986)
Lack Of Proper Testing Keeps Gelman Disaster A Secret For 17 Months (October, 1987)

Part 12

EPA Superfund Site Assessment Process
“Reportclaims dioxane poses imminent public health risk in Ann Arbor,” RyanStanton, May 20, 2016, MLive  
“Family with 3 children living in house with dioxane-poisoned water,” Ryan Stanton, March 3, 2016, MLive
“BearingWitness:  Decades of Dioxane,” Anna Prushinskaya, March 1, 2016, The Ann

Part 13

1988 State of Michigan Complaint against Gelman Sciences
Gelman Sciences Wastewater Discharge Permit 1977
Gelman Sciences Wastewater Discharge Permit 2016 
The Third Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 3): Data Summary, April 2016  
2012 Edition of the Drinking Water Standards and Health Advisories
EPA Technical Fact Sheet on 1,4-Dioxane

Part 14

Food and DrugAdministration requirements for bottled water 
2016 UCMR3 Data: 1,4-Dioxane in public water systems
New Jersey groundwater standard for 1,4-Dioxane
2016 Annual City of Ann Arbor Water Quality Report

Part 15

Toxicological Profile for 1,4-Dioxane 
Environmental Investigation and Remediation, 1,4-Dioxane and other Solvent Stabilizers.  Thomas Mohr, 2010.
“Shampoo Labels Don’t Come Clean,” Ecology Center.
“Children’s Bath Products Contaminated With Formaldehyde, 1,4-Dioxane,” Environmental Working Group.
“Carcinogenic 1,4-Dioxane Found in Leading Organic Brand Personal Care Products,” Organic Consumers Association.

Part 16
Water intake and hydration physiology during childhood

EPA Technical Fact Sheet 1,4-Dioxane
New Jersey’s Ground Water Quality Standard for Dioxane

Part 17

Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners resolution supporting the placement of the Gelman Sciences, Inc. site on the National Priority List for Superfund 
EPA Superfund 
EPA SuperfundPreliminary Assessment Petition

Part 18

Financial Assurance Mechanism in the Third Amendment to Consent Judgment 2011 (p. 31)  

Part 20

Charles Gelman’s 1994 letter to Engler and the state’s response  
“Conserving Water:  The Fight to Protect Beer’s Main Ingredient”  All About Beer Magazine, November 24, 2013 

Part 21

Scio Residents for Safe Water 
Ann Arbor Art Center “Re: Formation” Special Exhibition  
“New dioxane findings raise concerns” Ann Arbor News, Dec. 5, 2001 

Part 22

Interview with Pall’s Farsad Fatouhi, Ann Arbor Business Magazine, 2005 
Sept. 13th Letter from local leaders to Danaher Corporation 
Danaher’s Social Responsibility Report  
“Gelman blames chemical producers for damage,” Ludington Daily News, 1988. 
1992 Consent Judgment between Gelman Sciences and the State of Michigan 
“Gelman settles lawsuits,” Ann Arbor News, 1992.   

Part 23

“Dioxanediscovered in shallow groundwater at Ann Arbor neighborhood park.”  Ryan Stanton, October 18, 2016, MLive
 Eastham Massachusetts Landfill
Lowry Landfill, Aurora, Colorado
City of Tucson 1,4-Dioxane Pamphlet 2012  
Ann Arbor Technical Services 
EPA Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR3)
EPA Technical Fact Sheet 1,4-Dioxane 
Risk Bites Video on 1,4-Dioxane by Dr. Andrew Maynard  
Washtenaw County Public Health Fact Sheet on 1,4-Dioxane

Part 24

“Dioxane discovered in shallow groundwater at Ann Arbor neighborhood park.”  Ryan Stanton, October 18, 2016, MLive
 Eastham Massachusetts Landfill
Lowry Landfill, Aurora, Colorado
City of Tucson 1,4-Dioxane Pamphlet 2012  
Ann Arbor Technical Services 
EPA Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR3)
EPA Technical Fact Sheet 1,4-Dioxane 
Risk Bites Video on 1,4-Dioxane by Dr. Andrew Maynard  
Washtenaw County Public Health Fact Sheet on 1,4-Dioxane
Michigan Real Estate Disclosure Law  

Part 25

“The Green Room” series on The Ann Arbor Area’s 1,4 Dioxane Plume-Parts 1-24





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