SUPERFUND PROGRAM FACT SHEET~~o~:~i~ ;~ru~~ta':t~~~~t~~ site co nd ucted this cleanup action in...

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Superfund Program Fact Sheet Picillo Farm Site Coventry, Rhode Island MAJ.OK FINDINGS MIUt of tM wastt at tlw Farm 1111 wat rtf'f'IO'Ord dumcg dttmup octJOns '" tht 19/JOt, shuttn conducttd awr the past two ytars show tlult contRm.,urtion JtiU aitts 111 lilt ground w•tn• ifnd toll. Ha. n>tr, according to ttstl of raldmtitd tlrinking wattr, tht silt dots Ml post"" immt- dilltt thrmt to humlln htalth . EPA wtllwst tN di:lta coil«ttd in the invtStigationl to INTRODUCTION The U.S. Environmentll Protection Agency contamination at the Pidllo Farm Supu- hmd site. This fact sheet summarizes recent findings and outlines the next steps in the cleanup process. PURPOSE OF THE REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION site conducted this cleanup action in 1988. The 1987 Record of Deci!ion (ROD) also called for a investigation to assess the extent of ground water nation resulting from past hazardous waste disposal. Arthur D. Little, Inc., an international technology and environmental ronsultina; romJany m Cambrid3e, Massachusetts, 1!1 investigation under a ron- • words in bold are defined on page 4 j; .. _) NOVEMBER 1992 NATURE AND EXTENT OF CONTAMINATION The results of the RI indicate volatile and semi -volatile organic compounds in ground water, soilJ, sediments, and surface re:s:;:tdes Ground water Oisposal trenc:hes (see 1, last page). One contaminant of ground water extends one-half nule southwat from the disposal area where it discharges into the Great Cedar Swamp. before moving downgradient to WhJtford Pond. Highest levels of total volatile portion of the disposal area. The extent of contamination has not changed ca ntly since the late 19701. No contaminants were detected in any ground water collected from the Rhode Island Department of Public Health show sporadic, trace concentrations of contaminants, none exceeding federal health levels. In any case, the ground and northeast of the si te. Further study and monitoring of deep bedrock would be necessary to understand whether there is any contaminant migration in the deep bedrock fra ctures. ""C' - n = = =

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Superfund Program Fact Sheet

Picillo Farm Site Coventry Rhode Island

MAJOK FINDINGS MIUt mo~t of tM co~dtJminattd wastt at tlw P~eUio Farm 1111 wat rtffIOOrd dumcg dttmup octJOns tht 19JOt shuttn conducttd awr the past two ytars show tlult contRmurtion JtiU aitts 111 lilt ground wbulltnbull ifnd toll Ha ngttr according to ttstl of nt~~rby raldmtitd tlrinking wattr tht silt dots Ml post immtshydilltt thrmt to humlln htalth EPA wtllwst tN dilta coillaquottd in the rlaquon~t invtStigationl to

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INTRODUCTION The US Environmentll Protection Agency

~~~~~~~1gt~t~or~~~~~g contamination at the Pidllo Farm Supushyhmd site This fact sheet summarizes recent findings and outlines the next steps in the cleanup process

PURPOSE OF THE REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION

~~113~~~~1~~ ~~nJJu~l ~~o~~i~~ru~~tat~~~~t~~ site conducted this cleanup action in 1988 The 1987 Record of Deciion (ROD) also called for a follow~up investigation to assess the extent of ground water contami~ nation resulting from past hazardous waste disposal

Arthur D Little Inc an international technology and environmental ronsultina romJany m Cambrid3e Massachusetts 11

~a~ ~i investigation under a ronshy

bull words in bold are defined on page 4

j~_) NOVEMBER 1992

NATURE AND EXTENT OF CONTAMINATION The results of the RI indicate volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds in ground water soilJ sediments and surface

ndte~~~~~J~~~lr~~middot restdes Ground water

~zu~~~~~~~hfi~~Fo~~gOisposal trenches (see~gwe 1 last page) One contaminant p~ume of ground water extends one-half nule southwat from the disposal area where it discharges into the Great Cedar Swamp

cn=~~~~~S~erte tu~de before moving downgradient to WhJtford Pond Highest levels of total volatile rom~

ITfe~)ee~f=a~~=~~~thrrrportion of the disposal area The extent of contamination has not changed signifi~ ca ntly since the late 19701

No slte~related contaminants were detected in any ground water collected from the

~~~~~no~~a~~~~ tfl~cdJ~fr~~ ~ Rhode Island Department of Public Health show sporadic trace concentrations of contaminants none exceeding federal health levels In any case the ground

~~~e~flUe~fd~~~t~~nli~middot and northeast of the si te Further study and monitoring of deep bedrock would be necessary to understand whether there is any contaminant migration in the deep bedrock fractures

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SoUt No additional previously unknown disshy

~~~~~o~~wH~~o~~a-indicated the presence of residual mosUy volatile and semi-volatile organic comshypound contamination in subSurface soils in and near the former waste disposal trenches within the fenelaquoltmiddotln area The

~~P~r~~Lo~t~~~~~~rtee~~~-contaminated soil (53 percent total volatile organics) was found at twenty feet below

~~~~i~~~ tr~ ~~~~r~a~~~~ti-ddes were either not detected or were found in low concentrations in sporadic locations within the disposal area

Sediments and Surbce Water Most of the sedtment and surface water

~~~~~~~a~~~~~ruw~ m fact results from the recharge of ground water to the surtace The hlghest levels of contanunabon were found in seeps where the western plume recharges near the Unnamed Swamp and immediately north of the dis~ I area The extent of contamimiddot nation is aimUar to that observed in the put though volatile concentrations in urface water have decreased from the

maximum levels observed in the early 1980t

FATE OF CONTAMINANTS Most of the contaminated soils at the site wue cleaned up dwing the drum removal and the su=ent removal of the conmiddot

=~~n~~eampi~e ~th~~t~~ nomenon atill exists below the 1wface in and near the former disposal trenches While the removal of drWN and soil also eliminated a large sowce of groundwater pollution the levels of contamination in groundwater are continue to remain high also likely due to lpound1e presence of NAPL which may act as a sowce of contaminamiddot tion But recent tests indicate that some contaminants are beginning to degrade particularly the halogenateltl orgailics in the west plume

At the same time contamination Is not

f~~~~~amp~~te~a~~~~ rium in the late 19701 flowing from the former disposal areas and then recharging

~ndsa~le~~ai~dil~~~~~~ d~ NEXT STEPS Over the past two years EPA has collected large amounts of specific information about

~~~~~~~cfe~~~n ~~~~ ~p~ru the data collected in ilie investigation to quanshytify any potential risks to human health and the environment posed by the site and to develop possible remedial alternatives EPA plans to complete the Risk Assessshyment by January of 1993 and the Feasibility

~~~abh~aetd~~~~- o~haen~g~~ plans to remediation plans by September of 1993

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TENTATIVE PROJECT SCHEDULE

Risk Assessment FeaSibility Study Compete Comploto

January 1993 April

Rllk Auessment

l~p~=p~~m~nJ~~=e~cltet ~~~~~~~~HoWtcebull they And how could people or other living things become txpoled U tho Risk AJseument detennines that there are

wJi~ approprishyitd~u~~~

FeuibUamptStudy

~e~e~ middot~z~~r=n~J~iop and evaluate a range of cleanup altemashydva Typically tvtrythlng frOm doing

~~~~=r~tta~~-cleanup criteria The goal is to permashynently reduce the risk at a site

It is too early to conclude what alternative wUl work best at the Pidllo site but some of the options available in similar situations include extraction and treatment of conshytaminated ground water vapor exbaction to remove contaminants from aoll excavashytion and treatment of contaminated IOib removal of contaminated aoil to an off-site location or on-site capping

Proposed Cleanup Final Decision Plan

June Soplomtor

PUBIC PARTICIPATION Befort EPA makes a final decision on the fate of the PiciJio Farm lite the agency will

=~i~~~=Zt~in~iuT- the seument are complete ln January EPA will

~ei~ilieero~~~~~Uo~c~card hold a public meeting to discuu the results When the Fe11ibilitr Study 11 completed next Spring EPA Wlll hold a public comshyment period and pubUc hearing on the proposed cleanup plan

FOR MORE INFORMATION For more information on the Pidllo Farm Superfund site contact

Jim Sebastian Community Relations Coordinator US EPA

l~~~~~g (617) 565-3423

Anna Kraska Remedial Project Manager US EPA JFK Federal Building Boston MA 02203 (617) 573-5749

Also EPA has placed all documents and fact sheets concerning the Pidllo Farm site

~y~~h~~ITb~~~~~oiP~ttt~~en-Center in Boston

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DEFINmONS

=~~~~~c=w~~can be tolid or fractured (aacked) fractured bedrock can support aquifers

GIOUtd water- Water found beneath the earth s surface that fllb sp~o~ct between

~=ad~~~tr~ft~~es as a prindpiil sowct of drinking water

=~T~~~~~~~f~~~~ t~~tt~ ~~~~~~uid f~middot~~~~-na~~h=~~~the have t)pically been divided into two ~en~

~~middot~~~~h~et~~gsmiddot~~middotJt ase ~~~~~~=~middotJn~~~~L) are lighter than water ~ese compounds are typically found in chlorinated solvents wOod preserving wastes coal tars and pesticides

Plume~ an area or underground ~cloud of contaminated ground water

ENFORCEMENT EPA II canendy linanang the RemedW lnvesbmiddot pOOnlleollbhty Study Wllh Superfund Ymiddot A1tlaquo maldnsbull-on tho llnal-iy EPA will negotlaOt wtth tha

blo fur contaminatiOn oo delerrrunllirlarlool ci thadeanup utho negotiatiON ~ theso potties wt11 oonduct tha deanup work Wider EPA ouperwion Unot EPA will oonduct work and nO)Vel ~in future lesal

lnadditlonEPAreamtiy j apprltgtdshymallly $4 million for pool deanup work from two~ AmeriltonCyanamid and Rolun

andUaa

Sups ~ Points where ground water reaches the surface similar to a spring

Semi-volatile Orpnic Compoundt Chemicalsubltancu come primarily

~t~-=U~~tsOCs rted~~e~~~ cause cancer

Superfund- Commonly used term for the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and UabUity Act of 1980

~~rO~~~~Ct~b~~ro~l~~~ fun~~~~~~oha~t~~dbli~~J~middot finance investigation and cleanup at the sites The law also calls for companies responsible for contamination to fund cleanup work whenever possible

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) ~A

~~~~r~r~r~~~Eh~rt~~~~s~eC~~) tn~~~n~~fr~o~~rr~~rr VOCs include substances that are conmiddot

~~f i5o~~~1r~e~~o~t~~~~~g cancer

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loeton MA 0220J

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Page 2: SUPERFUND PROGRAM FACT SHEET~~o~:~i~ ;~ru~~ta':t~~~~t~~ site co nd ucted this cleanup action in 1988. The 1987 Record of Deci!ion (ROD) also ca lled for a follow~up investigation to

SoUt No additional previously unknown disshy

~~~~~o~~wH~~o~~a-indicated the presence of residual mosUy volatile and semi-volatile organic comshypound contamination in subSurface soils in and near the former waste disposal trenches within the fenelaquoltmiddotln area The

~~P~r~~Lo~t~~~~~~rtee~~~-contaminated soil (53 percent total volatile organics) was found at twenty feet below

~~~~i~~~ tr~ ~~~~r~a~~~~ti-ddes were either not detected or were found in low concentrations in sporadic locations within the disposal area

Sediments and Surbce Water Most of the sedtment and surface water

~~~~~~~a~~~~~ruw~ m fact results from the recharge of ground water to the surtace The hlghest levels of contanunabon were found in seeps where the western plume recharges near the Unnamed Swamp and immediately north of the dis~ I area The extent of contamimiddot nation is aimUar to that observed in the put though volatile concentrations in urface water have decreased from the

maximum levels observed in the early 1980t

FATE OF CONTAMINANTS Most of the contaminated soils at the site wue cleaned up dwing the drum removal and the su=ent removal of the conmiddot

=~~n~~eampi~e ~th~~t~~ nomenon atill exists below the 1wface in and near the former disposal trenches While the removal of drWN and soil also eliminated a large sowce of groundwater pollution the levels of contamination in groundwater are continue to remain high also likely due to lpound1e presence of NAPL which may act as a sowce of contaminamiddot tion But recent tests indicate that some contaminants are beginning to degrade particularly the halogenateltl orgailics in the west plume

At the same time contamination Is not

f~~~~~amp~~te~a~~~~ rium in the late 19701 flowing from the former disposal areas and then recharging

~ndsa~le~~ai~dil~~~~~~ d~ NEXT STEPS Over the past two years EPA has collected large amounts of specific information about

~~~~~~~cfe~~~n ~~~~ ~p~ru the data collected in ilie investigation to quanshytify any potential risks to human health and the environment posed by the site and to develop possible remedial alternatives EPA plans to complete the Risk Assessshyment by January of 1993 and the Feasibility

~~~abh~aetd~~~~- o~haen~g~~ plans to remediation plans by September of 1993

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TENTATIVE PROJECT SCHEDULE

Risk Assessment FeaSibility Study Compete Comploto

January 1993 April

Rllk Auessment

l~p~=p~~m~nJ~~=e~cltet ~~~~~~~~HoWtcebull they And how could people or other living things become txpoled U tho Risk AJseument detennines that there are

wJi~ approprishyitd~u~~~

FeuibUamptStudy

~e~e~ middot~z~~r=n~J~iop and evaluate a range of cleanup altemashydva Typically tvtrythlng frOm doing

~~~~=r~tta~~-cleanup criteria The goal is to permashynently reduce the risk at a site

It is too early to conclude what alternative wUl work best at the Pidllo site but some of the options available in similar situations include extraction and treatment of conshytaminated ground water vapor exbaction to remove contaminants from aoll excavashytion and treatment of contaminated IOib removal of contaminated aoil to an off-site location or on-site capping

Proposed Cleanup Final Decision Plan

June Soplomtor

PUBIC PARTICIPATION Befort EPA makes a final decision on the fate of the PiciJio Farm lite the agency will

=~i~~~=Zt~in~iuT- the seument are complete ln January EPA will

~ei~ilieero~~~~~Uo~c~card hold a public meeting to discuu the results When the Fe11ibilitr Study 11 completed next Spring EPA Wlll hold a public comshyment period and pubUc hearing on the proposed cleanup plan

FOR MORE INFORMATION For more information on the Pidllo Farm Superfund site contact

Jim Sebastian Community Relations Coordinator US EPA

l~~~~~g (617) 565-3423

Anna Kraska Remedial Project Manager US EPA JFK Federal Building Boston MA 02203 (617) 573-5749

Also EPA has placed all documents and fact sheets concerning the Pidllo Farm site

~y~~h~~ITb~~~~~oiP~ttt~~en-Center in Boston

-n = = ca

DEFINmONS

=~~~~~c=w~~can be tolid or fractured (aacked) fractured bedrock can support aquifers

GIOUtd water- Water found beneath the earth s surface that fllb sp~o~ct between

~=ad~~~tr~ft~~es as a prindpiil sowct of drinking water

=~T~~~~~~~f~~~~ t~~tt~ ~~~~~~uid f~middot~~~~-na~~h=~~~the have t)pically been divided into two ~en~

~~middot~~~~h~et~~gsmiddot~~middotJt ase ~~~~~~=~middotJn~~~~L) are lighter than water ~ese compounds are typically found in chlorinated solvents wOod preserving wastes coal tars and pesticides

Plume~ an area or underground ~cloud of contaminated ground water

ENFORCEMENT EPA II canendy linanang the RemedW lnvesbmiddot pOOnlleollbhty Study Wllh Superfund Ymiddot A1tlaquo maldnsbull-on tho llnal-iy EPA will negotlaOt wtth tha

blo fur contaminatiOn oo delerrrunllirlarlool ci thadeanup utho negotiatiON ~ theso potties wt11 oonduct tha deanup work Wider EPA ouperwion Unot EPA will oonduct work and nO)Vel ~in future lesal

lnadditlonEPAreamtiy j apprltgtdshymallly $4 million for pool deanup work from two~ AmeriltonCyanamid and Rolun

andUaa

Sups ~ Points where ground water reaches the surface similar to a spring

Semi-volatile Orpnic Compoundt Chemicalsubltancu come primarily

~t~-=U~~tsOCs rted~~e~~~ cause cancer

Superfund- Commonly used term for the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and UabUity Act of 1980

~~rO~~~~Ct~b~~ro~l~~~ fun~~~~~~oha~t~~dbli~~J~middot finance investigation and cleanup at the sites The law also calls for companies responsible for contamination to fund cleanup work whenever possible

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) ~A

~~~~r~r~r~~~Eh~rt~~~~s~eC~~) tn~~~n~~fr~o~~rr~~rr VOCs include substances that are conmiddot

~~f i5o~~~1r~e~~o~t~~~~~g cancer

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Name I I I Address I I I I I I I I I I Affiliation (optional)

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UIIIUIITAftl ltMftONIIUTAL PROTIC110N AGIHCY

MCIIOH I JOHN middot KlEJY NOmW IUILDIHG_____

IOeTOH -HUUTft _

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~ Ofllc4l of hten11 lfOgriiM (REA) John r Kennedy-an lul6dlng

loeton MA 0220J

  1. barcode 575432
  2. barcodetext SDMS Doc ID 575432
Page 3: SUPERFUND PROGRAM FACT SHEET~~o~:~i~ ;~ru~~ta':t~~~~t~~ site co nd ucted this cleanup action in 1988. The 1987 Record of Deci!ion (ROD) also ca lled for a follow~up investigation to

TENTATIVE PROJECT SCHEDULE

Risk Assessment FeaSibility Study Compete Comploto

January 1993 April

Rllk Auessment

l~p~=p~~m~nJ~~=e~cltet ~~~~~~~~HoWtcebull they And how could people or other living things become txpoled U tho Risk AJseument detennines that there are

wJi~ approprishyitd~u~~~

FeuibUamptStudy

~e~e~ middot~z~~r=n~J~iop and evaluate a range of cleanup altemashydva Typically tvtrythlng frOm doing

~~~~=r~tta~~-cleanup criteria The goal is to permashynently reduce the risk at a site

It is too early to conclude what alternative wUl work best at the Pidllo site but some of the options available in similar situations include extraction and treatment of conshytaminated ground water vapor exbaction to remove contaminants from aoll excavashytion and treatment of contaminated IOib removal of contaminated aoil to an off-site location or on-site capping

Proposed Cleanup Final Decision Plan

June Soplomtor

PUBIC PARTICIPATION Befort EPA makes a final decision on the fate of the PiciJio Farm lite the agency will

=~i~~~=Zt~in~iuT- the seument are complete ln January EPA will

~ei~ilieero~~~~~Uo~c~card hold a public meeting to discuu the results When the Fe11ibilitr Study 11 completed next Spring EPA Wlll hold a public comshyment period and pubUc hearing on the proposed cleanup plan

FOR MORE INFORMATION For more information on the Pidllo Farm Superfund site contact

Jim Sebastian Community Relations Coordinator US EPA

l~~~~~g (617) 565-3423

Anna Kraska Remedial Project Manager US EPA JFK Federal Building Boston MA 02203 (617) 573-5749

Also EPA has placed all documents and fact sheets concerning the Pidllo Farm site

~y~~h~~ITb~~~~~oiP~ttt~~en-Center in Boston

-n = = ca

DEFINmONS

=~~~~~c=w~~can be tolid or fractured (aacked) fractured bedrock can support aquifers

GIOUtd water- Water found beneath the earth s surface that fllb sp~o~ct between

~=ad~~~tr~ft~~es as a prindpiil sowct of drinking water

=~T~~~~~~~f~~~~ t~~tt~ ~~~~~~uid f~middot~~~~-na~~h=~~~the have t)pically been divided into two ~en~

~~middot~~~~h~et~~gsmiddot~~middotJt ase ~~~~~~=~middotJn~~~~L) are lighter than water ~ese compounds are typically found in chlorinated solvents wOod preserving wastes coal tars and pesticides

Plume~ an area or underground ~cloud of contaminated ground water

ENFORCEMENT EPA II canendy linanang the RemedW lnvesbmiddot pOOnlleollbhty Study Wllh Superfund Ymiddot A1tlaquo maldnsbull-on tho llnal-iy EPA will negotlaOt wtth tha

blo fur contaminatiOn oo delerrrunllirlarlool ci thadeanup utho negotiatiON ~ theso potties wt11 oonduct tha deanup work Wider EPA ouperwion Unot EPA will oonduct work and nO)Vel ~in future lesal

lnadditlonEPAreamtiy j apprltgtdshymallly $4 million for pool deanup work from two~ AmeriltonCyanamid and Rolun

andUaa

Sups ~ Points where ground water reaches the surface similar to a spring

Semi-volatile Orpnic Compoundt Chemicalsubltancu come primarily

~t~-=U~~tsOCs rted~~e~~~ cause cancer

Superfund- Commonly used term for the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and UabUity Act of 1980

~~rO~~~~Ct~b~~ro~l~~~ fun~~~~~~oha~t~~dbli~~J~middot finance investigation and cleanup at the sites The law also calls for companies responsible for contamination to fund cleanup work whenever possible

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) ~A

~~~~r~r~r~~~Eh~rt~~~~s~eC~~) tn~~~n~~fr~o~~rr~~rr VOCs include substances that are conmiddot

~~f i5o~~~1r~e~~o~t~~~~~g cancer

-n = ca=

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Name I I I Address I I I I I I I I I I Affiliation (optional)

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UIIIUIITAftl ltMftONIIUTAL PROTIC110N AGIHCY

MCIIOH I JOHN middot KlEJY NOmW IUILDIHG_____

IOeTOH -HUUTft _

--J C-n = = =

~ Ofllc4l of hten11 lfOgriiM (REA) John r Kennedy-an lul6dlng

loeton MA 0220J

  1. barcode 575432
  2. barcodetext SDMS Doc ID 575432
Page 4: SUPERFUND PROGRAM FACT SHEET~~o~:~i~ ;~ru~~ta':t~~~~t~~ site co nd ucted this cleanup action in 1988. The 1987 Record of Deci!ion (ROD) also ca lled for a follow~up investigation to

DEFINmONS

=~~~~~c=w~~can be tolid or fractured (aacked) fractured bedrock can support aquifers

GIOUtd water- Water found beneath the earth s surface that fllb sp~o~ct between

~=ad~~~tr~ft~~es as a prindpiil sowct of drinking water

=~T~~~~~~~f~~~~ t~~tt~ ~~~~~~uid f~middot~~~~-na~~h=~~~the have t)pically been divided into two ~en~

~~middot~~~~h~et~~gsmiddot~~middotJt ase ~~~~~~=~middotJn~~~~L) are lighter than water ~ese compounds are typically found in chlorinated solvents wOod preserving wastes coal tars and pesticides

Plume~ an area or underground ~cloud of contaminated ground water

ENFORCEMENT EPA II canendy linanang the RemedW lnvesbmiddot pOOnlleollbhty Study Wllh Superfund Ymiddot A1tlaquo maldnsbull-on tho llnal-iy EPA will negotlaOt wtth tha

blo fur contaminatiOn oo delerrrunllirlarlool ci thadeanup utho negotiatiON ~ theso potties wt11 oonduct tha deanup work Wider EPA ouperwion Unot EPA will oonduct work and nO)Vel ~in future lesal

lnadditlonEPAreamtiy j apprltgtdshymallly $4 million for pool deanup work from two~ AmeriltonCyanamid and Rolun

andUaa

Sups ~ Points where ground water reaches the surface similar to a spring

Semi-volatile Orpnic Compoundt Chemicalsubltancu come primarily

~t~-=U~~tsOCs rted~~e~~~ cause cancer

Superfund- Commonly used term for the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and UabUity Act of 1980

~~rO~~~~Ct~b~~ro~l~~~ fun~~~~~~oha~t~~dbli~~J~middot finance investigation and cleanup at the sites The law also calls for companies responsible for contamination to fund cleanup work whenever possible

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) ~A

~~~~r~r~r~~~Eh~rt~~~~s~eC~~) tn~~~n~~fr~o~~rr~~rr VOCs include substances that are conmiddot

~~f i5o~~~1r~e~~o~t~~~~~g cancer

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Name I I I Address I I I I I I I I I I Affiliation (optional)

~--------------------------------

UIIIUIITAftl ltMftONIIUTAL PROTIC110N AGIHCY

MCIIOH I JOHN middot KlEJY NOmW IUILDIHG_____

IOeTOH -HUUTft _

--J C-n = = =

~ Ofllc4l of hten11 lfOgriiM (REA) John r Kennedy-an lul6dlng

loeton MA 0220J

  1. barcode 575432
  2. barcodetext SDMS Doc ID 575432
Page 5: SUPERFUND PROGRAM FACT SHEET~~o~:~i~ ;~ru~~ta':t~~~~t~~ site co nd ucted this cleanup action in 1988. The 1987 Record of Deci!ion (ROD) also ca lled for a follow~up investigation to

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Name I I I Address I I I I I I I I I I Affiliation (optional)

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