Superfund Record of Decision (EPA Region 7): E. I. Dupont de Nemours (County Road X23), Lee County, West Point, IA. (First remedial action), May 1991. Final report

Technical Report · Tue May 28 04:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:7303274

The E.I. DuPont De Nemours (County RD X23) site is a paint waste disposal site 3.5 miles south of West Point in Lee County, Iowa. The site is divided into two subsites, McCarl and Baier, which are three-fourths of a mile apart. Land in the area is agricultural, residential, and woodlands, and the nearest residence is located 500 feet from the McCarl subsite. From 1949 to 1953, an estimated 48,000 to 72,000 55-gallon waste drums were disposed of at the two sites. Paint waste was generally placed in trenches and burned, resulting in an estimated 4,500 to 7,000 tons of ash remaining onsite. The Record of Decision (ROD) addresses the soil, debris, and ground water, as a final remedy. The ground water was determined to be of little threat and is not further addressed by the ROD. The primary contaminants of concern affecting the soil and debris at both subsites are metals including cadmium, chromium, lead and selenium. The selected remedial action for the site is included.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
• OSTI ID: 7303274
• Report Number(s): PB-92-964306/XAB; EPA/ROD/R--07-91/046
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540250* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Site Resource & Use Studies-- (1990-)
CADMIUM
CHROMIUM
COATINGS
CONTAMINATION
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ELEMENTS
FEDERAL REGION VII
GROUND WATER
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
IOWA
LAND POLLUTION
LAWS
LEAD
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
METALS
MONITORING
NORTH AMERICA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PAINTS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION LAWS
REMEDIAL ACTION
SELENIUM
SEMIMETALS
SITE SURVEYS
SOILS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
US SUPERFUND
USA
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WATER