Coal Tar Spill; Detroit, Michigan

Detroit, Michigan | 1996-Feb-22

Initial Notification: On February 5, 1996, approximately 5,000 gallons of coal tar were spilled by Great Lakes Steel into the Detroit River, adjacent to Zug Island. The FOSC was MSO Detroit. The cleanup contractor was Marine Pollution Control (MPC). Sheen was recovered by the USCG and sunken coal tar was recovered by MPC using a diver with vacuum hose and strong pump. MPC ran the recovered product through two fractionation tanks and a carbon filter before discharging the water back into the Detroit River. USCG district 9. Keyword: none.