Landfill-impact evaluation. Final report
The Army proposes expansion of the building complex and development of the outdoor training area at the Milwaukee USAR Center Complex and Training Area located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Land use history indicates that the Milwaukee Sanitation Department disposed of approximately 500,000 cubic yards of solid wastes on the present complex site between 1957 and 1966. In September of 1984 evaluations were conducted to determine the impact of the landfill on the nearby soils and ground water. Monitoring wells were installed to determine the water quality of the groundwater near the surface of the water table and at depth. During soil borings operations, soil samples were analyzed in the field to determine the presence of hydrocarbons. The air in the bore hole was also analyzed to determine the presence of methane or other hydrocarbons. The impact of the existing landfill on groundwater and surface water quality is small. The higher than expected concentrations of hardness, total dissolved solids, chloride, and sulfate in some wells which may be due to the landfill, do not warrant recovery or remedial action to cleanup the ground water.
- Research Organization:
- Donohue and Associates, Inc., Sheboygan, WI (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 5164426
- Report Number(s):
- AD-A-238451/9/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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GROUND WATER
CONTAMINATION
MILITARY FACILITIES
POLLUTION
SOILS
SURFACE WATERS
WISCONSIN
CHLORIDES
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
HYDROCARBONS
LAND POLLUTION
LAND USE
MONITORING
SANITARY LANDFILLS
SOLID WASTES
SULFATES
WASTE DISPOSAL
WATER CHEMISTRY
WATER POLLUTION
CHEMISTRY
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
FEDERAL REGION V
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MANAGEMENT
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
USA
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
WATER
540220* - Environment
Terrestrial- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)
540320 - Environment
Aquatic- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)