West Chicago Rare Earths Facility

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:industry
gptkbp:cleanupStatus Superfund site
gptkbp:closed 1973
gptkbp:environmentalImpact radioactive contamination
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label West Chicago Rare Earths Facility
gptkbp:impact contaminated residential and commercial properties
gptkbp:industry rare earth processing
gptkbp:location gptkb:West_Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:opened 1931
gptkbp:operatedBy Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation
gptkbp:previousOwner Lindsay Light and Chemical Company
gptkbp:processedMaterial monazite ore
gptkbp:produced gptkb:uranium
rare earth elements
thorium
gptkbp:rangeEPA ILD980824031
gptkbp:remediationBy gptkb:U.S._Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkbp:remediationStart 1984
gptkbp:status remediated
gptkbp:wasteType radioactive waste
thorium mill tailings
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Kerr-McGee_Corporation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7