Superfund Record of Decision (EPA region 3): Sand, Gravel and Stone site, Elkton, MD. (Second remedial action), September 1990
The 200-acre Sand, Gravel and Stone site is a former sand and gravel quarry three miles west of the town of Elkton, in Cecil County, Maryland, along a tributary to Mill Creek. Surface water in Mill Creek eventually flows to the Elk River and the Chesapeake Bay. Beginning in 1969, hazardous materials were disposed of onsite. In 1974, a pool of chemical waste burned in a onsite fire. The site has been separated into three operable units (OU). The ROD focuses on OU2, the threat posed by soil and ground water contamination migrating from the eastern portion of the site, including remediation of ground water contamination in the lower aquifers if needed. A future ROD will address OU3. The primary contaminants of concern affecting the ground water are VOCs, including benzene and toluene; and metals.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
- OSTI ID:
- 5049062
- Report Number(s):
- PB-91-921439/XAB; EPA/ROD/R--03-90/098
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Superfund Record of Decision (EPA Region 1): Western Sand and Gravel, RI. (Second remedial action), September 1985
Health assessment for Sand, Gravel and Stone, Elkton, Maryland, Region 3. CERCLIS No. MDD980705099. Preliminary report
Related Subjects
540220 -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
540320* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
ALKYLATED AROMATICS
AROMATICS
BENZENE
CONTAMINATION
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ELEMENTS
FEDERAL REGION III
GROUND WATER
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
LAND POLLUTION
LAWS
MANAGEMENT
MARYLAND
MATERIALS
METALS
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION LAWS
REMEDIAL ACTION
SOILS
TOLUENE
US SUPERFUND
USA
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
WATER