| Abstract |
The five-acre Greenwood Chemical site is a former chemical plant in Newton, Virginia. Ground water is used by all persons within a three-mile radius for drinking water purposes. The chemical plant was used primarily for the production of industrial, pesticide, pharmaceutical, and photographic products from 1947 until 1985, and produced waste solvents including listed RCRA F002 and F005 wastes. Contaminated areas at the site include seven lagoons used to store wastewaters generated during plant operations, and a buried drum area. This operable unit addresses approximately 1.5 acres of the most contaminated portions of the site including the contaminated soil associated with three of the former lagoons, a backfilled lagoon now referred to as the backfilled area, and contained chemicals in the buildings. The selected remedial action for this operable unit includes excavation and offsite incineration of approximately 4,500 cubic yards of contaminated soil, backfilling with clean soil, and revegetating. |
