Superfund Record of Decision (EPA Region 3): Havertown PCP (pentachlorophenol), Haverford Township, Delaware County, PA. (Second remedial action), September 1991

Technical Report · Mon Sep 30 04:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:7085978

The 12- to 15-acre Havertown PCP site consists of a former wood treatment facility and an adjacent industrial facility in Haverford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It has been estimated that up to 1 million gallons of spent wood preservatives were dumped into a nearby drip well. The disposal practice is believed to be a primary source of contamination to ground water and, ultimately, Naylors Run. In 1976, EPA initiated a response action. The ROD addresses an interim remedy for shallow ground water contamination, as OU2. A subsequent ROD will address sediment contamination in Naylors Run, soil contamination onsite, potential deep ground water contamination from onsite soil, and surface water and sediment contamination due to runoff from onsite soil, as OU3. The primary contaminants of concern affecting the ground water are VOCs including benzene, TCE, toluene, and xylenes; other organics including dioxin, oils, PAHs, PCP, and phenols; and metals including arsenic. The selected remedial action for the interim remedy is included.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
• OSTI ID: 7085978
• Report Number(s): PB-92-963922/XAB; EPA/ROD/R--03-91/131
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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540250* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Site Resource & Use Studies-- (1990-)
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Aquatic-- Site Resource & Use Studies-- (1990-)
ALKYLATED AROMATICS
AROMATICS
ARSENIC
BENZENE
CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
CONTAMINATION
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DIOXIN
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
GROUND WATER
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
LAND POLLUTION
LAWS
MANAGEMENT
MASS TRANSFER
MATERIALS
MONITORING
NORTH AMERICA
OILS
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PENNSYLVANIA
PHENOLS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION LAWS
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
REMEDIAL ACTION
RUNOFF
SEDIMENTS
SEMIMETALS
SITE SURVEYS
SURFACE WATERS
TOLUENE
US SUPERFUND
USA
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
WATER
WATER POLLUTION
XYLENES