The battery casings and sludge generated during the reprocessing were piled on-site. A pile of crushed battery casings is currently located on the south side of the property and the saw building is filled with crushed battery casings. Due to this fish kill the State of Ohio requested that AIM collect, neutralize and appropriately dispose of the battery acid. In 1972 Ohio EPA visited the site and determined that its operations had caused another fish kill. Ohio EPA collected data and took legal action against AIM to compel them to install waste water treatment and waste storage systems.
Office take legal action to close the facility.
U.S. EPA began investigations into the site in 1982 and placed the AIM site on the National Priorities List in September, 1983. Risks associated with the lead include inhalation of soil and dust from the site and ingesting lead due to it ' s presence in soil, air and surface water. There is also the potential for exposure to nearby populations via the movement of contaminated soils by flooding. The remedy selected in the ROD included removal of contaminated soil, battery casings and impacted off-site soils with disposal in a U.S. EPA approved landfill. Superfund Site was also proceeding as a Fund-lead project, and since the situation at USL was similar to AIM it was decided to link the remedies of the two sites.