EPA Superfund Removal Underway at the Calhoun Park Superfund Site in Charleston, South Carolina.CHARLESTON, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 18, 1998--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and has begun a hazardous substance removal at the Calhoun Park Superfund site in Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina Charleston County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. According to a 2005 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, its population is 330,368. Its county seat is Charleston6. . A removal is a short-term cleanup intended to stabilize or cleanup a site that poses an imminent and substantial threat to human health or the environment. South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), the potentially responsible party In environmental law a potentially responsible party is a possible polluter who may eventually be held liable under the U.S. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) for the contamination or misuse of a particular property or resource. (PRP), voluntarily entered into an Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) to perform the removal under the authority and direction of the Agency's Emergency Response and Removal Branch. The removal will consist of the excavation and disposal of contaminated soil. SCE&G also will be required to mitigate the discharge of hazardous substances into the Cooper River. The site, located approximately 500 feet west of the Cooper River, has been occupied by a manufacturing gas plant, a wood treating plant, a lumber mill and a shipyard and dry dock. A remedial investigation was completed by SCE&G under an AOC on September 16, 1996. Results of the remedial investigation indicated that the soil on the site is contaminated with polynuclear polynuclear /poly·nu·cle·ar/ (-noo?kle-er) having several nuclei; said of cells. pol·y·nu·cle·ar or pol·y·nu·cle·ate or pol·y·nu·cle·at·ed adj. Multinuclear. aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene Ethylbenzene is an organic chemical compound which is an aromatic hydrocarbon. Its major use is in the petrochemical industry as an intermediate compound for the production of styrene, which in turn is used for making polystyrene, a commonly used plastic material. and xylene xylene (zī`lēn) or dimethylbenzene (dī'mĕthəlbĕn`zēn), C6H4(CH3)2 (BTEX) and cyanide. The investigation also revealed the discharge of hazardous materials from an area near the site into the Cooper River. Persons interested in obtaining additional site information are encouraged to call Michael Henderson, Community Relations Coordinator, at (404) 562-8724 or 1-800-564-7577. The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, also known as "Superfund") and the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA Sara or Sarah, in the Bible, wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. With Rebekah, Rachel, and Leah, she was one of the four Hebrew matriarchs. Her name was originally Sarai [Heb.,=princess]. ) authorize EPA to respond to actual or threatened releases of hazardous substances that may endanger public health, welfare or the environment.
CONTACT: Steve Spurlin, On-Scene Coordinator, 404/562-8743
Terry Tanner, Remedial Project Manager, 404/562-8797
Dawn Harris, EPA Press and Media Relations, 404/562-8421
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