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New page: The '''American Creosote Works site''' is an environmentally polluted Superfund site in the Sanders Beach neighborhood of Pensacola. Administered by the federa...
The '''American Creosote Works site''' is an environmentally polluted [[Wikipedia:Superfund|Superfund]] site in the [[Sanders Beach]] neighborhood of Pensacola.
Administered by the federal [[Wikipedia:United States Environmental Protection Agency|Environmental Protection Agency]] (EPA), the site is undergoing environmental remediation.
==Site overview==
The 18-acre site is bounded by West [[Gimble Street]] to the north, South [[F Street]] to the east, West [[Pine Street]] to the south, and South [[L Street]] to the west.
The site was used by American Creosote Works (ACW) and its predecessors as a wood treating facility from [[1902]] through [[1981]]. Prior to [[1950]], the facility used primarily [[Wikipedia:Creosote|creosote]] as its wood treating agent; after 1950, [[Wikipedia:Pentachlorophenol|pentachlorophenol]] was the primary chemical used.
[[Category:Environmentally polluted sites]]
Administered by the federal [[Wikipedia:United States Environmental Protection Agency|Environmental Protection Agency]] (EPA), the site is undergoing environmental remediation.
==Site overview==
The 18-acre site is bounded by West [[Gimble Street]] to the north, South [[F Street]] to the east, West [[Pine Street]] to the south, and South [[L Street]] to the west.
The site was used by American Creosote Works (ACW) and its predecessors as a wood treating facility from [[1902]] through [[1981]]. Prior to [[1950]], the facility used primarily [[Wikipedia:Creosote|creosote]] as its wood treating agent; after 1950, [[Wikipedia:Pentachlorophenol|pentachlorophenol]] was the primary chemical used.
[[Category:Environmentally polluted sites]]
