PCB speciation for responsibility exclusion/cost allocation at a Superfund site
- Graef, Anhalt, Schloemer and Associates, Milwaukee, WI (United States). Environmental Services Division
Paper Company A was sued in a third party action by a local electrical power utility who was a potentially responsible party (PRP) for a contaminated site regulated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) program. In addition to Paper Company A, other parties to the third party suit included Paper Company B and Contractor C, a demolition contractor/waste hauler. Other PRPs included land owners where the contaminated debris was dumped. The hazardous substances encountered at the site included PCBs, chromium and lead in the ash, demolition debris and sludges. Disposal of material containing hazardous substances resulted in PCB contaminated debris and sediment, and chromium and lead contamination in the sediment, soil and groundwater. The PCB speciation gave clear physical evidence of the source of PCB contaminated material as originating from a source other than paper making and alleviated the responsibility for cleanup. Their expert opinion was that Paper Company A should not be liable for the costs associated with remediation of the PCB contamination, which resulted in the cost savings of not sharing in an approximately $3,000,000 PCB related remediation.
- OSTI ID:
- 69837
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-941189--; ISBN 1-56590-016-2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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