Health assessment for Dakhue Sanitary Landfill, Hampton, Dakota County, Minnesota, Region 5. CERCLIS No. MND981191570. Preliminary report
The Dakhue Sanitary Landfill is on the Environmental Protection Agency's National Priorities List. It is located 35 miles south of Minneapolis/St. Paul in a rural farming area in southeastern Minnesota. It operated as a permitted sanitary landfill, accepting both mixed municipal and commercial waste. The landfill closed in 1988. Volatile organic compounds were analyzed for and found in ground water in both on-site and off-site monitoring wells. Volatile organic compounds were found in an early round of residential well samples, but subsequent samples did not contain these chemicals. Sampling and/or laboratory error is suspected. A preliminary investigation of the site was done in 1985 and a Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Work Plan has been approved by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). The current extent of groundwater contamination is unknown, however, if further investigation confirms the ground-water contamination, the potential for human exposure through household use of contaminated water may exist. Therefore, at this time, the site is classified as an indeterminate public health hazard.
- Research Organization:
- Minnesota Dept. of Health, Minneapolis, MN (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 5178007
- Report Number(s):
- PB-92-178029/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
CONTAMINATION
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
GROUND WATER
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
LAWS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MINNESOTA
MONITORING
MUNICIPAL WASTES
NORTH AMERICA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION LAWS
PUBLIC HEALTH
REMEDIAL ACTION
RISK ASSESSMENT
SANITARY LANDFILLS
SITE SURVEYS
US SUPERFUND
USA
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
WATER
WATER POLLUTION
WATER WELLS
WELLS