Superfund Record of Decision (EPA Region 9): Lorentz Barrel and Drum, San Jose, California (first remedial action), September 1988
The 5.4-acre Lorentz Barrel Drum (LB and D) site is located in San Jose, California, about 0.25 mile from San Jose State University. The site lies directly above a major source of potable ground water in the south San Francisco Bay area, with three public water-supply-well fields within one mile of the site. In 1947 the Lorentz family began a drum-recycling operation on 10.5 acres of land at the site. Drums containing residual aqueous wastes, organic solvents, acids, oxidizers, caustic residues and oils were received for recycling. Sometime between 1968 and 1971 the discharge was diverted to a sanitary sewer, and investigations indicate that this discharge occurred until 1984. Since 1981 several investigations have revealed soil and ground water contaminated with numerous metals, organics, and PCBs. This remedial action will address the offsite contaminated shallow ground water. The selected Expedited Response Action for this site includes: onsite ground water pump and treatment using ozone/UV for organic removal and ion exchange for nickel removal, with discharge of treated water to a local creek.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (USA). Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
- OSTI ID:
- 5935496
- Report Number(s):
- PB-89-196679/XAB; EPA/ROD/R-09-88/023
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AROMATICS
CALIFORNIA
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
ELEMENTS
FEDERAL REGION IX
GROUND WATER
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
ION EXCHANGE
LAWS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
METALS
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
OZONIZATION
POLLUTION
POLLUTION LAWS
PUMPING
REMEDIAL ACTION
SUPERFUND
USA
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
WATER
WATER POLLUTION