Superfund record of decision (EPA Region 5): Tar Lake, Antrim Country, MI. (First remedial action), September 1992. Final report

Technical Report · Tue Sep 29 04:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:6559467

The 200-acre Tar Lake site is a former manufacturing site in Antrim County, Michigan, located 1 mile south of Mancelona, Michigan, near the village of Antrim. Land use in the area is industrial/residential, with several lakes and ponds in the vicinity of the site. From 1882 to 1945, the site was the location of iron production by the charcoal method. In 1910, Antrim Iron Works Company began producing charcoal in sealed retorts from which pyroligneous liquor was recovered. Investigations performed by EPA and responsible parties revealed soil and ground water contamination with concentrations above federal and state regulatory levels. The ROD addresses a final remedy for the soil and tar sludge, as well as an interim remedy to limit further contamination of ground water, as OU1. The primary contaminants of concern affecting the soil, tar sludge, and ground water are VOCs, including benzene, toluene, and xylenes; PAHs; and other organics, including phenols. The selected remedial action for the site are included.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
• OSTI ID: 6559467
• Report Number(s): PB-93-964119/XAB; EPA/ROD/R--05-92/208
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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