GAC finds sulfur in soil on property, submits remediation plan to DEP

A voluntary investigation by GAC Chemical Corp. into contamination associated with a historic sulfuric acid plant on its property found buried sulfur and acidic groundwater at the former plant site and acidic conditions on the adjacent shore. The company plans to remediate the contaminated area by removing the sulfur, stabilizing an eroding bank, and adding an alkaline buffer to treat groundwater. Activist group ...