EPA cleanup underway at the Medley Farm Superfund site in Gaffney, South Carolina.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 1995--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 operations to clean up contaminated soil and groundwater at the Medley Farm Superfund site in Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina Cherokee County is a located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The county was formed in 1897 from parts of York, Union, and Spartanburg Counties. It is included in the Gaffney, South Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area. . EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. conducted inspections in March to ensure that soil and groundwater remediation systems are operating properly. The soil remediation consists of a soil vapor extraction Soil Vapor Extraction (SVE) is an in situ process for soil remediation where contamination is removed from soil by carrying it out through a medium such as air or steam. The extracted soil vapors are separated into liquids and vapors, and each stream is treated as necessary. (SVE SVE special visceral efferent. ) system. The SVE system creates an airflow within the soil that literally vacuums contaminant vapors out through specially designed vapor wells. The SVE system will operate until soil cleanup levels established in the Agency's 1991 Record of Decision are attained. It is expected to be completed within two to three years. Cleanup of groundwater contamination is being addressed through on-site pumping and treatment of contaminated water from recovery wells. Cleanup of the groundwater may take up to thirty years. The Medley Farm site is located in Cherokee County, six miles south of Gaffney. State and Federal environmental officials learned of potential contamination at the site in 1983. An EPA investigation of the site revealed the presence of numerous drums and other containers of wastes, many of which were damaged and leaking. More than 5,000 drums and other containers were removed from the site during the summer of 1983. The soil and groundwater are contaminated with volatile organic compounds. The site was added to the National Priorities List (NPL 1. NPL - New Programming Language. IBM's original (temporary) name for PL/I, changed due to conflict with England's "National Physical Laboratory." MPL and MPPL were considered before settling on PL/I. Sammet 1969, p.542. 2. ) of hazardous waste sites in March 1989. CONTACT: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Atlanta Ralph Howard, 404/347-7791, ext. 4115 Cynthia Penrifoy, 404/347-7791, ext. 4102 Carl Terry, 404/347-3555, ext. 6755 |
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