Superfund Record of Decision (EPA Region 6): Madisonville Creosote Works, Inc. , Madisonville, LA, August 25, 1998

Technical Report · Mon Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1999

OSTI ID:6149686

This decision document presents the selected Remedial Action (RA) for the Madisonville Creosote Works (MCW) Superfund Site (Site), in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. This ROD addresses the contamination in the soil, sediment, surface water and ground water at the Site by: Low Temperature Thermal Desorption (LTTD) to address the principal threat wastes within the soil and sediment (thus eliminating the source of contamination for surface water); Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid (DNAPL) Recovery Trench System to contain and recover low level threat wastes within the ground water; Institutional controls to ensure that future individuals will not be exposed to remaining low level Site contaminants during its containment and recovery; and, Ground Water monitoring to ensure the effectiveness of the cleanup remedy.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Emergency and Remedial Response, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6149686
• Report Number(s): PB-98-964203/XAB; EPA--541-R98-163
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540250* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Site Resource & Use Studies-- (1990-)
540350 -- Environment
Aquatic-- Site Resource & Use Studies-- (1990-)
AROMATICS
CONTROL
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
GROUND WATER
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
LAWS
LOUISIANA
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHENOLS
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION LAWS
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
REMEDIAL ACTION
SEDIMENTS
SITE CHARACTERIZATION
SURFACE WATERS
US SUPERFUND
USA
WATER