The Kalamazoo Water Reclamation Plant outfall on Thursday, March 14, 2024. The city is testing its wastewater for methylene chloride spilled into the sanitary sewer system by Pfizer this week.Garret Ellison
KALAMAZOO, MI — It may be several days before it’s known how much, if any, methylene chloride from a Pfizer manufacturing mishap reached the Kalamazoo River.
James Baker, Kalamazoo public services director, said city staff are testing wastewater entering the water reclamation plant, but initial sampling results sent to an outside lab in Muskegon won’t be available until Friday, March 15 at the earliest.
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