Superfund record of decision (EPA Region 5): Muskego Sanitary Landfill, Muskego, WI. (First remedial action), June 1992. Interim report
The 56-acre Muskego Sanitary Landfill site was located in the City of Muskego, Waukesha County, Wisconsin. From the 1950's to 1981, municipal waste, waste oils, paint products, and other waste were disposed of at the site. The site was separated into three disposal areas: the Old Fill Area (38 acres); the Southeast Fill Area (16 acres); and the Non-Contiguous Fill Area (4.2 acres), composed of a drum trench, north and south refuse trenches, and an L-shaped fill area, all containing waste similar to the Old Fill Area. As a result of deteriorating water quality at onsite ground water monitoring wells, Waste Management of Wisconsin Inc. (WMWI) and the state conducted numerous investigations that revealed elevated levels of contaminants in the ground water. Two separate areas at the site were discovered to contain buried drums and contaminated soil. The first area was located east of the Non-Contiguous Fill Area. The second area, known as the drum trench, was discovered in a portion of the Non-Contiguous Fill Area and contained 989 drums and 2,500 cubic yards of contaminated soil. The interim ROD addressed the control and remediation of the contamination sources, including landfill waste, contaminated soils, leachate, and landfill gas. The primary contaminants of concern affecting the soil and ground water were VOCs, including benzene, toluene, and xylenes; and other organics, including chlorinated ethanes, ketones, PAHs, PCBs, pesticides, phenols, and phthalates.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
- OSTI ID:
- 6832486
- Report Number(s):
- PB-93-964112/XAB; EPA/ROD/R-05-92/204
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
REMEDIAL ACTION
SANITARY LANDFILLS
POLLUTION CONTROL
US SUPERFUND
AROMATICS
BENZENE
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
CONTAMINATION
DECISION MAKING
GROUND WATER
HYDROCARBONS
KETONES
LAND POLLUTION
MONITORING
MUNICIPAL WASTES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PAINTS
PESTICIDES
PHENOLS
PHTHALATES
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QUALITY ASSURANCE
SOILS
TOLUENE
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WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE OILS
WATER POLLUTION
WATER QUALITY
WELLS
WISCONSIN
XYLENES
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CARBOXYLIC ACID SALTS
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
COATINGS
CONTROL
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
LAWS
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MATERIALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NORTH AMERICA
OILS
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION LAWS
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WASTES
WATER
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