Superfund Record of Decision (EPA Region 5): Byron Salvage Yard, Byron, IL, September 24, 1998

Technical Report · Sun Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1998

OSTI ID:678941

This decision document presents the selected remedial action for the soil component of Operable Unit No. 4 at the Byron Salvage Yard site (Byron) in Byron, Illinois. The major components of the selected remedy include: (1) Soil cover consisting of a rooting zone layer spread over the metal-contaminated soil areas; (2) Surface control technologies such as grading and revegetation; (3) Institutional controls such as access and deed restrictions; (4) Soil excavation for the VOC-contaminated soils; (5) Disposal and transport of the VOC-contaminated soils to Subtitle D landfill; (6) Removal and disposal of three drums of waste from property adjacent to the Byron Salvage Yard; Removal of the fence at the Byron Salvage Yard property after completion of soil cover and implementation of the institutional controls (Items 1, 2, and 3 from above) and reinstallation of the fence near Meyer`s Pond.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Emergency and Remedial Response, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 678941
• Report Number(s): PB--98-964103/XAB; EPA--541-R98-090
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
ILLINOIS
LAND POLLUTION CONTROL
METALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
REMEDIAL ACTION
REVEGETATION
SOILS
US SUPERFUND
VOLATILE MATTER