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In 1983, following the construction of a 30-inch-thick (760 mm) wall constructed around the center of the dump site, seepage was reduced to 2,500 US gallons (9,500 L) per day. [2] The contaminated areas at the dump site were also covered with a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) cap. In 1992 a treatment plant was constructed to flush the landfill.
These landfills also accept land-clearing debris, such as branches, rocks, soil, vegetation and stumps. A full list of acceptable items can be found here . Dumped material at Greenpointe C & D ...
The Krejci Dump was a privately owned dump occupying 47 acres (19 ha) on several sites along Hines Hill Road near Boston Heights, Summit County, Ohio. After the area was converted into part of the then-Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area (now the Cuyahoga Valley National Park), the National Park Service discovered that the property, part of one of the most-heavily used parks in the ...
Landfill operation in Hawaii. The area being filled is a single, well-defined "cell" and a protective landfill liner is in place (exposed on the left) to prevent contamination by leachates migrating downward through the underlying geological formation. Landfills have the potential to cause a number of issues.
Jul. 21—The Department of Energy intends to dispose of certain contaminated process equipment from the Savannah River Site at a Texas waste depository. The Department of Energy said Thursday it ...
Contamination was first noticed at Fort Bragg, where discolored grass and soil were observed along 11 miles of roadway. [6] On July 31, authorities in Warren County noticed oil alongside North Carolina Highway 58 outside of the town of Warrenton. [5] Of the counties impacted by the dumping of the waste, Warren was the most effected. [7]
Price Landfill is also known as Price Sanitary Landfill, Prices Pit, Price Landfill No.1 and Price Chemical Dump. [2] The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) added Price Landfill to the Superfund National Priorities List on September 20, 1983, because of the hazardous chemicals found on the site and in the groundwater. [ 3 ]
The Chemical Waste Management Kettleman Hills facility was found to not be the single direct causal factor in the recent birth defects.The Cal/EPA tested the air, soil, and water at agricultural operations, the Kettleman Hills Hazardous Waste Facility, the Kettleman City Elementary School, and possible illegal dump sites for 27 pesticides, air ...