Public-health assessment for Sauk County Landfill Excelsior, Sauk County, Wisconsin, Region 5. CERCLIS No. WID980610141. Preliminary report

Technical Report · Wed Jun 17 04:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:7174924

The Old Sauk County Landfill occupies 14 acres in a rural agricultural area ten miles west of the City of Baraboo, Wisconsin. The landfill contains industrial waste from a nearby foundry and municipal wastes from several small towns in the vicinity. The landfill was capped with two feet of clay when it was closed. After closure, the cap settled and eroded so that rainfall seeped through the wastes. Several heavy metals and volatile organic compounds (VOC's) contaminate ground water on-site. The Old Sauk County Landfill site currently does not pose a public health hazard, however, the chemicals contaminating ground water could pose a public health hazard in the future to those who use the glacial and sandstone aquifers that underlie the site. Steps should be taken to prevent further migration of contaminants in ground water. Because there is no evidence that people have been exposed to chemicals from the site, there is no need for further health studies.

• Research Organization: Wisconsin Dept. of Health and Social Services, Madison, WI (United States)
• OSTI ID: 7174924
• Report Number(s): PB-92-197177/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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