Superfund at work: Hazardous waste cleanup efforts nationwide, summer 1993 (Army Creek Landfill Site Profile, New Castle, Delaware)

Technical Report · Thu Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:7207225

The Superfund at Work bulletin series profiles hazardous waste cleanup efforts nationwide. This issue profiles the Army Creek Landfill in New Castle, Delaware, where public water supplies and fragile wetlands were at risk from hazardous waste dumping in the 1960s. EPA negotiated a $25 million cleanup of the landfill, ground water, and surface water; and settled with 18 parties to recover $1 million in past cleanup costs.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
• OSTI ID: 7207225
• Report Number(s): PB-93-963627/XAB; EPA--520/F-93/015
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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