industrial waste processing

7140 N HARRISON

The 1/2-acre Industrial Waste Processing site was a recycling facility from 1967 to 1981. The facility reclaimed glycols [ethylene glycol; a related alcohol containing two hydroxyl groups] from petroleum residues recovered from natural gas field pipelines and non-chlorinated solvents generated by the paint and ink industries. The facility also recovered lead solder and zinc from waste solder flux [fluid] generated by the metal can manufacturing industry. The site consisted of an office/laboratory building, an open chemical storage shed, eight aboveground tanks, solvent distillation stills, approximately 250 drums containing waste solvents and lead solder flux, approximately 50 cubic yards of lead solder waste stored in two piles, and about 50 bags and 30 drums of asbestos. The closest residence is located 40 feet from the site perimeter. The surrounding population within a 3 mile radius of the site is approximately 68,000. An estimated 348,000 people depend on the groundwater for drinking water. There are 119 wells located within 3 miles of the site.

• Raymark Industries, Inc. (Stratford, CT)
• Yuma Marine Corps Air Station (Yuma, AZ)
• Wamchem, Inc. (Burton, SC)
• Solvents Recovery Service Of New England (Southington, CT)
• Peterson/puritan, Inc. (Lincoln/cumberland, RI)

• Iron Horse Park (Billerica, MA)
• Scrdi Bluff Road (Columbia, SC)
• South Bay Asbestos Area (Alviso, CA)
• Johns-manville Corp. (Waukegan, IL)