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Superfund Record of Decision (EPA Region 1): Dover Municipal Landfill, Dover, NH (First remedial action), September 1991. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5315773
The 55-acre Dover Municipal Landfill site is an inactive landfill in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire. Land use in the area is rural-residential and recreational. The site overlies both an upper and a lower aquifer that are separated by impermeable clay. In 1981, VOC contamination was found in private residential wells screened in the upper aquifer in the vicinity of the landfill. Further analyses identified two contaminant plumes, one migrating to the south and the other moving to the east. The Record of Decision (ROD) addresses both source control and management of migration of contaminated ground water, as a final remedy. The primary contaminants of concern affecting the soil, sediment, sludge, debris, and ground water are VOCs including benzene, PCE, TCE, toluene and vinyl chloride; other organics; and metals including arsenic. The selected remedial action for the site includes excavating and consolidating approximately 300 cubic yards of sediment from the drainage channel, and depositing the material into the landfill prior to capping; recontouring and capping the landfill; ground water pumping and onsite treatment of ground water and leachate using aeration for VOC removal.
Research Organization:
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
OSTI ID:
5315773
Report Number(s):
PB-92-963702/XAB; EPAROD/R--01-91/062
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English