Miami Incinerator

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Jefferson St & William Ave
Miami, FL 33133
United States

Latitude: 25.72685

Longitude: -80.25728

Year Opened: 1925

Notes

Trash incinerator operated here from 1925-1970 and was renovated and expanded in 1960. It was promoted as a "Cadillac" facility, but was so bad, it violated local pollution laws and was shut down as a nuisance. It currently sits as a fire burn tower and is surrounded by a number of schools. 2011 testing found benzo-a-pyrene, benzene, toluene, arsenic, barium, lead and cadmium contamination. New soil testing is ongoing in 2013.

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Distance (miles)	0	2.5	5	10	25
American Indian		0.2%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	0.3%	2.2%	1.7%	1.7%	2.1%
Black	72.2%	6.3%	3.2%	8.6%	16.4%
Hispanic	14.8%	60.5%	78.3%	73.3%	64.5%
White	11.2%	28.1%	15.5%	15.0%	15.2%

Population	616	87k	352k	1,073k	3,188k
Income	$43k				$53k

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In the Shadow of �Old Smokey,� a Toxic Legacy 9/22/2013 "A cancer researcher at the University of Miami said that she and several colleagues discovered a cluster of pancreatic cancer cases in the West Grove several years ago."
Miami�s West Grove: �Old Smokey� incinerator remains health hazard 7/19/2013 "For almost 90 years, the soil where Old Smokey stands has been dangerously contaminated with toxins and carcinogenic chemicals."
Old Incinerator and New Cancer in Coconut Grove 4/10/2014 "But after the discovery last year of deposits of the long-buried ash, which has led to the closure of a half-dozen city parks, New Times tracked down former neighbors of the incinerator."
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Power	Type	Status	Fuel
	Burner: Unknown Type	Closed	Municipal Solid Waste 300 Tons Per Day

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