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RECORD NUMBER: 21 OF 69| Main Title | Enforcement decision document : Burlington Northern, MN. | ||||||||||||||||
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| CORP Author | United States. Environmental Protection Agency. | ||||||||||||||||
| Publisher | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Emergency and Remedial Response ; Reproduced by National Technical Information Service, | ||||||||||||||||
| Year Published | 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
| Report Number | EPA/ROD/R05-86/031 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stock Number | PB87-190054 | ||||||||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 23672918 | ||||||||||||||||
| Subjects | Hazardous waste sites--Minnesota ; Burlington Northern site (Minn) | ||||||||||||||||
| Additional Subjects | Water pollution ; Ground water ; Waste disposal ; Creosotes ; Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons ; Industrial wastes ; Minnesota ; Ecology ; Soil tests ; Superfund ; Burlington Northern(Site) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Collation | 36 p. | ||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | The Burlington Northern (BN) site is located in both the City of Baxter and the City of Brainerd, Minnesota. During the 1950s, BN began mixing creosote, a preserver, with Number 5 fuel oil in a 1:1 ratio and later changed to creosote and coal tar which is presently being used in a 70:30 ratio. Wastewater generated from the wood treating process was sent to two shallow, unlined surface impoundments for disposal. The discharge of wastewater to the disposal ponds generated a sludge that contaminated both the underlying soils and ground water. Ground water contamination is restricted to a relatively small area downgradient from the site. The primary contaminants of concern include: PAHs, heterocycles, and phenols. Remedial action is proposed and detailed in the report. |
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| Notes | "June 4, 1986." "PB87-190054." "Office of Emergency and Remedial Response." |