Superfund Record of Decision (EPA Region 2): Claremont Polychemical, Nassau County, Old Bethpage, NY. (Second remedial action), September 1990. Final report

Technical Report · Fri Sep 28 04:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:5201497

The 9.5-acre Claremont Polychemical site is an abandoned production facility in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York. The principal wastes generated were organic solvents, resins, and mineral spirits wash wastes. In 1979, the State identified improper storage practices onsite, including stockpiles of over 2,000 uncovered or leaking drums of wastes and an onsite spill area. Organic solvents from several onsite spills and discharge incidents may have contaminated onsite soil and ground water. By 1980, most of the onsite drums were sorted and removed offsite, reused, or burned onsite. Subsequently, contaminated soil was excavated and placed on a plastic sterile liner, which has degraded over time. Ground water investigations in 1980 revealed ground water contamination directly under the site. The remedial actions for the site have been divided into two Operable Units (OUs). The Record of Decision (ROD) focuses on OU2, overall remediation of ground water and soil/wastes contained onsite in drums and holding basins. The primary contaminants of concern affecting the soil, debris, and ground water are VOCs including PCE, TCE, toluene, and xylenes; other organics; metals including arsenic, chromium, and lead; and inorganics including asbestos.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
• OSTI ID: 5201497
• Report Number(s): PB-91-921526/XAB; EPA/ROD/R--02-90/123
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540220 -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
540320* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
ABANDONED SITES
ALKYLATED AROMATICS
AROMATICS
ARSENIC
ASBESTOS
CHEMICAL SPILLS
CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
CHROMIUM
CONTAMINATION
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ELEMENTS
FEDERAL REGION II
GROUND WATER
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LEAD
LIQUID WASTES
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MATTER
METALS
MONITORING
NEW YORK
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
ORGANIC SOLVENTS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLLUTION
POLYMERS
REMEDIAL ACTION
RESINS
SEMIMETALS
SOILS
SOLVENTS
SUPERFUND
TOLUENE
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
USA
VOLATILE MATTER
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE WATER
WASTES
WATER
XYLENES