Superfund Record of Decision (EPA Region 4): Munisport Landfill site, Dade County, North Miami, FL. (First remedial action), July 1990. Final report
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:5324897
The 291-acre Munisport Landfill site, including a 170-acre, inactive municipal landfill, is within the city of North Miami, Dade County, Florida. The city of North Miami leased 291 acres to Munisport for recreational development in 1971 which began filling low-lying areas of the site with clean fill and construction debris. In 1975, a temporary permit allowed solid waste to be used as fill above the water table. However, in 1976, a State inspection found twelve 55-gallon drums that were leaking wastes onsite; a violation was issued, and these drums were removed offsite by the city. Landfilling operations ceased in 1981, but closure has not yet taken place. Leachate from the landfill waste still poses a significant threat to the aquatic organisms in the Mangrove Preserve. The ground water is no longer used for potable purposes as a result of salt water intrusion. The contaminants of concern affecting the ground water include VOCs such as benzene and toluene; other organics; metals, such as arsenic, chromium, and lead; and other inorganics.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
- OSTI ID:
- 5324897
- Report Number(s):
- PB-91-921525/XAB; EPA/ROD/R--04-90/062
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540320* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
ALKYLATED AROMATICS
AROMATICS
ARSENIC
BENZENE
CHROMIUM
CONTAINERS
CONTAMINATION
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DISPERSIONS
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ELEMENTS
FEDERAL REGION IV
FLORIDA
GROUND WATER
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LEACHATES
LEAD
LEAKS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MATTER
METALS
MIXTURES
MONITORING
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
SANITARY LANDFILLS
SEMIMETALS
SOLUTIONS
SUPERFUND
TANKS
TOLUENE
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
USA
VOLATILE MATTER
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WATER
WATER POLLUTION
540320* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
ALKYLATED AROMATICS
AROMATICS
ARSENIC
BENZENE
CHROMIUM
CONTAINERS
CONTAMINATION
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DISPERSIONS
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ELEMENTS
FEDERAL REGION IV
FLORIDA
GROUND WATER
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LEACHATES
LEAD
LEAKS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MATTER
METALS
MIXTURES
MONITORING
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
SANITARY LANDFILLS
SEMIMETALS
SOLUTIONS
SUPERFUND
TANKS
TOLUENE
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
USA
VOLATILE MATTER
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WATER
WATER POLLUTION