Public health assessment for waste management of Wisconsin-Brookfield, Brookfield, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, Region 5. Cerclis No. WID980901235. Preliminary report
The Waste Management-Brookfield Landfill was a former gravel pit used to dispose of municipal, commercial, and industrial wastes. Methane gas migration has been a problem at the site in the past. A gas extraction system was installed within the landfill. Gas probes that measure total combustible gas have also been installed on site. Continuous methane/combustible gas monitors were placed in two residential basements; relatively high levels of gas were measured in one residence in 1985. Groundwater beneath the site has been contaminated from the site. The landfill does not have a liner. Waste Management has constructed a new clay cap that is well vegetated and maintained regularly. The site poses an indeterminate public health hazard from inhalation exposure to contaminated indoor air migrating into the basements of nearby residences.
- Research Organization:
- Wisconsin Dept. of Health and Social Services, Madison, WI (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 5138098
- Report Number(s):
- PB-94-139078/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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