EPA completes cleanup of hazardous wastes at the Carolina Creosote Corporation site in Leland, North Carolina.LELAND, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 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 announced today that it has completed hazardous waste cleanup at the Carolina Creosote creosote (krē`əsōt), volatile, heavy, oily liquid obtained by the distillation of coal tar or wood tar. Creosote derived from beechwood tar has been used medicinally as an antiseptic and in the treatment of chronic bronchitis. Corporation site in Leland, Brunswick County, North Carolina Brunswick County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 73,143. Its county seat is Bolivia6. History The county was formed in 1764 from parts of Bladen County and New Hanover County. . The cleanup took place under the authority and direction of the Agency's Emergency Response and Removal Branch at an estimated cost of more than $2,000,000. EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. had determined that all appropriate cleanup measures have been completed and no further action is required. Additionally, EPA believes that the cleanup is effective and fully protective of human health and the environment. Cleanup, initiated on Nov. 11, 1992, included (a) extensive soil sampling; (b) removal of hazardous wastes from tanks; (c) removal of asbestos insulation from two tanks; (d) removal of the majority of the concrete dike; (e) excavation of contaminated soils from the process and landfarm areas; (f) off-site transportation and disposal of contaminated tank wastes and soils at permitted hazardous waste facilities; (g) sampling of an adjacent residential groundwater well to determine if the hazardous substances associated with the site had impacted the drinking water; and (h) backfilling An early technique used with XTs and ATs that let DESQview run more programs concurrently. Motherboard chips were disabled and EMS chips were assigned the low memory addresses. excavated areas. The Carolina Creosote Corporation site is located on Eastbrook Road in Leland. The Corporation operated a wood treating facility utilizing creosote and pentachlorophenol pentachlorophenol a wood preservative with great capacity to enter the body by any route, including percutaneously; causes weight loss, low milk production and general debility. at the site from 1974 until March 1983. The North Pole Company, Inc. operated the company from March 1983 to June 1984. Originally, the site consisted of a main production area with eleven storage tanks. Asbestos was used as exterior insulation on two of the tanks. There was evidence of spillage throughout the process building located adjacent to the containment area. An approximate 26,000 square foot area was used to landfarm sludges from a previously existing waste pond. The landfarm operations were ceased under a State Order, but the area was not maintained. This site is not on 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. Persons interested in obtaining additional site information are encouraged to call Michael Henderson, Community Relations Coordinator, toll free at 1-800-564-7577. CONTACT: Environmental Protection Agency, Atlanta Samantha Urquhart-Foster, On-Scene Coordinator 404/347-3555, ext. 6102 or Carl Terry, Press Office, 404/347-3555, ext. 6755 |
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