OAKLAND COUNTY

Inside the shuttered chemical plant on I-696

The Detroit News
The following photos were provided in a Michigan Department of Environmental Quality report from 2016 on the shuttered Electro-Plating Service building.
The following photos were provided in a Michigan Department of Environmental Quality report from 2016 on the shuttered Electro-Plating Service building.
Michigan Department Of Environmental Quality
Containers stored immediately inside south entry way
Containers stored immediately inside south entry way
Michigan Department Of Environmental Quality
Corrosive liquids container label
Corrosive liquids container label
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Containers stored immediately inside south entry way
Containers stored immediately inside south entry way
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Representative container storage, first floor
Representative container storage, first floor
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Representative container storage, first floor
Representative container storage, first floor
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Representative container storage
Representative container storage
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Storage of miscellaneous debris blocking exit
Storage of miscellaneous debris blocking exit
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Sewer discharge point
Sewer discharge point
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"Sand blast cabinet," aluminum oxide shavings
"Sand blast cabinet," aluminum oxide shavings
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Basement "pit" receiving liquid leakage from plating bath floor above
Basement "pit" receiving liquid leakage from plating bath floor above
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Pooled leakage in basement
Pooled leakage in basement
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Pooled leakage in basement
Pooled leakage in basement
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Representative container storage in basement
Representative container storage in basement
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Missing bay door facing north, purported cyanide storage in totes against wall
Missing bay door facing north, purported cyanide storage in totes against wall
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Metal bin purportedly containing cyanide waste
Metal bin purportedly containing cyanide waste
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Representative solids storage in basement
Representative solids storage in basement
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Representative solids storage in basement
Representative solids storage in basement
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Tote labeled as sodium hydroxide but containing solid material in basement
Tote labeled as sodium hydroxide but containing solid material in basement
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Corroded and leaking containers with cooper cyanide label in basement
Corroded and leaking containers with cooper cyanide label in basement
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Corroded and leaking containers with copper cyanide label in basement
Corroded and leaking containers with copper cyanide label in basement
Michigan Department Of Environmental Quality
Representative container storage
Representative container storage
Michigan Department Of Environmental Quality
Spilled liquids on plating bath floor
Spilled liquids on plating bath floor
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Representative container storage
Representative container storage
Michigan Department Of Environmental Quality
Representative plating bath
Representative plating bath
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Representative container storage on plating bath floor
Representative container storage on plating bath floor
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Representative container storage on plating bath floor
Representative container storage on plating bath floor
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50-kilogram cyanide container, with powder or crystals on container surface
50-kilogram cyanide container, with powder or crystals on container surface
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Representative container storage
Representative container storage
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Representative container storage, without covers
Representative container storage, without covers
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Representative plating bath floor containers
Representative plating bath floor containers
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Purported containers of trichloroethylene for degreasing on plating bath floor
Purported containers of trichloroethylene for degreasing on plating bath floor
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Spilled liquid of unknown origin
Spilled liquid of unknown origin
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Representative container storage
Representative container storage
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Representative container storage, purported plating bath filters
Representative container storage, purported plating bath filters
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Representative container storage, top floor
Representative container storage, top floor
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Representative container storage, top floor
Representative container storage, top floor
Michigan Department Of Environmental Quality
Representative container storage
Representative container storage
Michigan Department Of Environmental Quality
Representative container storage, top floor
Representative container storage, top floor
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Representative container storage, top floor. These containers had been consolidated and numbered by inventory contractor
Representative container storage, top floor. These containers had been consolidated and numbered by inventory contractor
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Missing bay door on north side of building
Missing bay door on north side of building
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Recently installed plastic and foam berm in adjacent building
Recently installed plastic and foam berm in adjacent building
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Corroded container in adjacent building
Corroded container in adjacent building
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Hydrochloric acid storage in adjacent building
Hydrochloric acid storage in adjacent building
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Representative container storage in adjacent building, some unlabeled and compatibility with acid unknown
Representative container storage in adjacent building, some unlabeled and compatibility with acid unknown
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Representative container storage in adjacent building
Representative container storage in adjacent building
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Representative container storage in adjacent building
Representative container storage in adjacent building
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South side of building facing 10 Mile Road
South side of building facing 10 Mile Road
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Representative conditions inside main building
Representative conditions inside main building
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Sludge drying in basement. Note purported F006 listed hazardous waste used as berm material
Sludge drying in basement. Note purported F006 listed hazardous waste used as berm material
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Sludge drying in basement. Note purported F006 listed hazardous waste used as berm material
Sludge drying in basement. Note purported F006 listed hazardous waste used as berm material
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View of plating bath floor
View of plating bath floor
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View of plating bath floor
View of plating bath floor
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Representative container storage
Representative container storage
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View of missing wall area on top floor of main building
View of missing wall area on top floor of main building
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Laboratory area inside main building
Laboratory area inside main building
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Laboratory area inside main building
Laboratory area inside main building
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Representative container storage inside adjacent building
Representative container storage inside adjacent building
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South side of 901 E. 10 Mile Road building
South side of 901 E. 10 Mile Road building
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