Sitting at the bottom of Onondaga Lake, there are currently 7 million cubic yards of soil contaminated with methylmercury, the most dangerous form of mercury. This contamination for years has threatened the health of surrounding humans and wildlife.
Allied Chemical Corp., currently known as Honeywell International, Inc., was responsible for the discharging of 165,000 pounds of mercury into the southwest portion of Onondaga Lake due to the mass production of chlorine over the course of thirty plus years.
Cleanup has been ongoing for decades, but local fish are still contaminated with unsafe levels of methylmercury. The state and federal governments must double down on their efforts to make fishing safe.