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Superfund Record of Decision (EPA Region 5): Alsco Anaconda, OH. (First remedial action), September 1989

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6946153
The Alsco Anaconda site is a 4.8-acre former sludge disposal area in Gnadenhutten, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Contamination at the site occurred from 1965 to 1978 when wastewater and wastewater treatment sludge from the plant, containing hazardous aluminum processing wastes (FO19), was disposed of in an unlined settling basin and a sludge pit. In 1978 the plant owners began dewatering the treatment sludge prior to disposal of sludge offsite in the settling basin and a former swamp area. Because leachate from the sludge may have contaminated the ground water and surface water, a subsequent ROD will address the appropriate remedial action for those media. The primary contaminants of concern affecting the soil and sludge are organics including PCBs, and metals including chromium, cyanide, and arsenic.
Research Organization:
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (USA). Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
OSTI ID:
6946153
Report Number(s):
PB-90-162942/XAB; EPA/ROD/R--05-89/102
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English