Superfund Record of Decision (EPA Region 1): Baird and McGuire, MA. (Third remedial action), September 1989
The Baird and McGuire site is a former chemical manufacturing facility in northwest Holbrook, Massachusetts, approximately 14 miles south of Boston. From 1912 to 1983 the company operated a chemical manufacturing and batching facility on the property. Manufactured products included herbicides, pesticides, disinfectants, soaps, floor waxes and solvents. Waste disposal methods at the site included direct discharge into the soil, nearby brook and wetlands, and a former gravel pit (now covered) in the eastern portion of the site. EPA conducted a removal action at the site in 1983 after a waste lagoon overflowed spreading contaminants into the Cochato River. The company ceased operating shortly thereafter. A second removal action was conducted in 1985, following the discovery of dioxin in site soils. EPA also conducted an Initial Remedial Measure at the site from 1985 through 1987 which involved constructing a new water main to direct water away from the site, removing building structures, and installing a temporary cap. The primary contaminants of concern affecting the sediment are organics including PAHs and pesticides, and metals including arsenic.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (USA). Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
- OSTI ID:
- 6830453
- Report Number(s):
- PB-90-197674/XAB; EPA/ROD/R-01-89/037
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Superfund Record of Decision (EPA Region 1): Baird and McGuire, Holbrook, Massachusetts, September 1986. Final report
Superfund Record of Decision (EPA Region 1): Baird and McGuire/Alternate Water Supply, Holbrook, MA. (Third remedial action), September 1990. Final report
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MASSACHUSETTS
POLLUTION
RIVERS
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SEDIMENTS
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INDUSTRIAL WASTES
LAND POLLUTION
METALS
PESTICIDES
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SOAPS
SOLVENTS
SUPERFUND
WASTE DISPOSAL
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