zzz-AVX contamination investigation

12-03-09/Thursday----A shipping company unloads supplies on Thursday at AVX Corp. in Myrtle Beach.

The company announced Thursday they will be moving corporate headquarters to the Greenville area.

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AVX buys fouled land in Myrtle Beach

Electronic components maker AVX Corp. has purchased the Myrtle Beach property that it contaminated with a suspected carcinogen called trichloroethylene, according to Horry County property records.

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AVX ruling to come at end of March; Military may share blame

A federal judge will rule by the end of this month on whether the U.S. military must help AVX Corp. pay to clean up contaminated groundwater in Myrtle Beach.
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Myrtle Beach officials consider legal action over AVX pollution

Myrtle Beach officials say they are concerned that groundwater contamination from AVX Corp. might be more widespread than previously thought, and they are looking into whether legal action is warranted against the manufacturer.
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AVX pollution map raises concerns in Myrtle Beach

Myrtle Beach officials say they are concerned that groundwater contamination from AVX Corp. might be more widespread than previously thought, and they are looking into whether any legal action against the manufacturer is warranted.
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DHEC to review hidden AVX data in Myrtle Beach

The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control will review documents that AVX Corp. kept hidden for nearly 30 years to see if it warrants a criminal investigation of the company and its executives.
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AVX puts Myrtle Beach pollution blame on military

The U.S. military's careless handling practices and inadequate testing helped contribute to environmental contamination on Horry Land Co.'s property along 17th Avenue South in Myrtle Beach, a geologist said Thursday, and AVX Corp.
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AVX settles 1 lawsuit with owner of tainted Myrtle Beach land

AVX Corp. on Monday reached a confidential settlement with an adjacent land owner over groundwater contamination near the manufacturer's facility on 17th Avenue South in Myrtle Beach, bringing an end to a dispute that started in late 2007.
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Report: AVX pollution in Myrtle Beach first came to light in 1981

Consultants first warned AVX Corp. in June 1981 that cancer-causing chemicals it had dumped into groundwater at its 17th Avenue South facility in Myrtle Beach were migrating to adjacent property, city and private wells, and the Pee Dee aquifer, but the company chose to keep that information secret...
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AVX trial looks at cleanup in Myrtle Beach

An expert who is studying groundwater contamination on property adjacent to the AVX Corp. manufacturing facility in Myrtle Beach said Wednesday the extent of the pollution has not yet been determined, making it impossible to say how long cleanup will take.
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AVX wants to omit evidence and testimony

Electronics component-maker AVX Corp. has asked a federal judge to exclude much of the testimony and evidence that could be damaging to the company during a trial this week that will determine whether AVX must pay adjoining property owner Horry Land Co.
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U.S. says AVX lacks proof military contributed to contamination

AVX Corp. has no proof that the military contributed to environmental contamination in a Myrtle Beach neighborhood, and the electronics manufacturer's claims should be dismissed, the federal government stated in court documents filed this week in Florence.