Superfund Record of Decision (EPA Region 3): Metal Banks, Philadelphia, PA, December 31, 1997
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:316461
This Record of Decision (ROD) presents the final remedial action selected for the Metal Bank Superfund Site (Site), located in northeastern Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The remedy addresses contaminated soil, sediment, surface water, and groundwater at the Site and includes: installation of an oil collection system consisting of a sheet pile wall around the southern and western perimeter of the property; installation of temporary cofferdams prior to soil/sediment excavation to minimize transport of contamination into the Delaware River; excavation of contaminated soil within the Courtyard Area within two feet of the surface where polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) concentrations exceed 10 ppm; disposal of contaminated soils and sediments that are hazardous; removal and disposal of the underground storage tank and its contents from the Southern Portion of the property; backfilling of excavated areas; posting signs prohibiting consumption of fish caught in the Delaware River in the vicinity of the Site; restrictions on the deed to the property to prevent future residential or agricultural use of the Site, use of the groundwater, and intrusive activities into the subsurface soils below the water table in the Southern Portion of the property; additional investigation to determine whether dense non-aqueous phase liquids (DNAPLs) are present at the Site and whether the storm sewer system in the vicinity of the Site is contaminated; and monitoring of groundwater, the Delaware River, and the Baxter Water intake.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Emergency and Remedial Response, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 316461
- Report Number(s):
- PB--98-963904/XAB; EPA--541-R98-012
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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