Superfund Record of Decision (EPA Region 3): Eastern Diversified Metals Site, Schuylkill County, Hometown, PA. (Second remedial action), July 1992

Technical Report · Thu Jul 02 04:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:5942450

The 25-acre Eastern Diversified Metals site is a former metal processing plant located in a sparsely populated area in Rush Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. An estimated 150 million pounds of waste insulation material, or fluff, was disposed onsite in a swale behind the plant. This fluff, which contains polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene insulation chips, fibrous material, paper, soil, and metals, is contained in a 7.5-acre pile onsite. The ROD addresses a final remedy for the remainder of the fluff onsite. The primary contaminants of concern for leaching from the fluff are organics, including dioxin and PCBs; and metals, including lead.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
• OSTI ID: 5942450
• Report Number(s): PB-93-963914/XAB; EPA/ROD/R--03-92/152
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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