Don't be alarmed to see workers in hard hats and latex gloves working around the Rownd & Sons Property in Dillon, South Carolina. They are part of a team of environmental workers conducting environmental sampling across the former basket factory property. Soil and groundwater samples are being collected and analyzed for a variety of constituents to determine if there has been an impact to the immediate environment. These constituents vary from polychlorinated biphynels (PCBs) to semi-volatiles and metals.
Workers are expected to be in the field for the duration of the week and into the next. Once the samples have been collected, they will undergo laboratory analysis, which takes several weeks. Final results from this sampling effort are expected to be ready sometime in March.