Superfund Record of Decision (EPA Region 7): Fairfield Coal Gasification site, Fairfield, IA. (First remedial action), September 1990. Final report
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:5120818
The 1.3-acre Fairfield Coal Gasification Plant is a former coal gas generator plant in the town of Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa. From 1878 to 1950, gas was generated from coal as an energy source using various processes, each producing an array of by-products that were either sold or disposed of onsite. In 1986, site investigations by the power company found evidence of surface contamination and contamination in the underlying ground water as a result of leaching from buried coal tar wastes. The source of contamination was determined to be the sediments and soil. The primary contaminants of concern affecting the soil, sediment, and ground water are VOCs including benzene, toluene, and xylenes; other organics including PAHs; and metals including arsenic, chromium, and lead.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
- OSTI ID:
- 5120818
- Report Number(s):
- PB-91-921478/XAB; EPA/ROD/R--07-90/041
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
010900* -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Environmental Aspects
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540220 -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
540320 -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
ALKYLATED AROMATICS
AROMATICS
ARSENIC
BENZENE
CHROMIUM
COAL GAS
COAL GASIFICATION
COAL TAR
CONTAMINATION
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DISSOLUTION
ELEMENTS
FEDERAL REGION VII
FLUIDS
GASES
GASIFICATION
GROUND WATER
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
IOWA
LAWS
LEACHING
LEAD
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
METALS
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION LAWS
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
SEDIMENTS
SEMIMETALS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOILS
TAR
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
TOLUENE
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
US SUPERFUND
USA
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
WATER
XYLENES
010900* -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Environmental Aspects
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540220 -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
540320 -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
ALKYLATED AROMATICS
AROMATICS
ARSENIC
BENZENE
CHROMIUM
COAL GAS
COAL GASIFICATION
COAL TAR
CONTAMINATION
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DISSOLUTION
ELEMENTS
FEDERAL REGION VII
FLUIDS
GASES
GASIFICATION
GROUND WATER
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
IOWA
LAWS
LEACHING
LEAD
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
METALS
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION LAWS
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
SEDIMENTS
SEMIMETALS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOILS
TAR
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
TOLUENE
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
US SUPERFUND
USA
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
WATER
XYLENES