For two years, people living near the Mack Assembly Plant in Detroit have complained about smells and poor air quality. While part of the delay in fixing the problem was due to the state bureaucracy, the plant has now installed a second oxidizer and associated ducting.
The company’s early response blamed faults in the ducting, but it appears twin oxidizers were needed to reduce volatile organic compounds (VOCs) properly. The company has paid $136,832 in fines and is working on improvements to the ventilation and climate control systems of Southeastern High School.
The Mack Avenue assembly plant is built on the site of two former engine plants, Mack I and Mack II; it abuts the Jefferson Avenue assembly plant. Both facilities make Jeep Grand Cherokees; Jefferson also makes Dodge Durangos.
David Zatz started what was to become the world’s biggest, most comprehensive Mopar site in 1994 as he pursued a career in organizational research and change. After a chemo-induced break, during which he wrote car books covering Vipers, minivans, and Jeeps, he returned with Patrick Rall to create StellPower.com for daily news, and to set up MoTales for mo’ tales.
David Zatz has around 30 years of experience in covering Chrysler/Mopar news and history, and most recently wrote Century of Chrysler, a 100-year retrospective on the Chrysler marque.
Discover more from Stellpower - that Mopar news site
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.