Main Title |
Superfund record of decision : Palmerton Zinc Pile, PA, second remedial action. |
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 |
1988 |
Report Number |
EPA/ROD/R03-88/063 |
Stock Number |
PB89-204762 |
OCLC Number |
23030935 |
Subjects |
Hazardous waste sites--Pennsylvania ;
Palmerton Zinc Pile (Pa)
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Additional Subjects |
Metals ;
Hazardous materials ;
Waste disposal ;
Sites ;
Water pollution ;
Smelters ;
Cadmium ;
Lead(Metal) ;
Zinc ;
Capping ;
Ground water ;
Runoff ;
Sediments ;
Diverting ;
Channel flow ;
Slopes ;
Vegetation ;
Record of Decision ;
First Remedial Action ;
Superfund ;
Carbon County(Pennsylvania) ;
Palmerton(Pennsylvania)
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJAD |
EPA ROD/R03-88-063 |
2 cys HWTIC |
Region 3 Library/Philadelphia, PA |
02/08/1991 |
ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA ROD-R03-88-063 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
12/28/2021 |
NTIS |
PB89-204762 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
60 pages |
Abstract |
The Palmerton Zinc site is composed of two locations in the Borough of Palmerton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. Smelting operations were conducted in the west plant from 1898 to 1987, and in the east plant from 1911 to present. Primary smelting of concentrated zinc sulfide ores, conducted until December 1980, resulted in the emission of large quantities of zinc, lead, cadmium, and sulfer dioxide. This air pollution caused defoliation of over 2,000 acres of vegetation in the vicinity of the east smelter. Between 1898 and 1987 process residue and other plant wastes were disposed of on Cinder Bank, a 2.5-mile, 2,000-acre waste pile. The selected remedial action for the site includes: slope modification, capping, and application of a vegetative cover on Cinder Bank; construction of surface water diversion channels; surface water and leachate collection and treatment using lime-activated filtration lagoons and/or constructed wetlands; implementation of an inspection, monitoring, and maintenance plan; and wetlands restoration measures, if necessary. |
Notes |
"June 29, 1988." |
Place Published |
Washington, D.C. Springfield, VA |
PUB Date Free Form |
1988 |
NTIS Prices |
PC A04/MF A01 |
BIB Level |
m |
Medium |
unmediated |
Content |
text |
Carrier |
volume |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20211220213022 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
MERGE |
OCLC Rec Leader |
01372cam 2200349Ia 45010 |