After Merck demolished, Environmental Issues will Remain
Press release from the issuing company
Monday, March 14th, 2011
After four years of trying to sell its Albany plant, Merck & Co. officials say they will demolish the facilities on Radium Springs Road, restoring it to the green space it was prior to the plant’s construction nearly 60 years ago.
But state and federal officials say that Merck’s challenge to restore the land where it was before it started production in 1952 will continue long after the walls come down, as investigations and environmental cleanup efforts continue on the 1,000-acre site in southern Dougherty County.
