adams county quincy landfills 2&3

2 MILES NORTH OF BURTON TWP 1/2 MI WEST

The 56-acre Adams County Quincy Landfills #2 and #3 ("Adams County Landfill") site is located in west central Illinois on Old Broadway Road south of Illinois Route 104, approximately five miles east of the city of Quincy. The landfill was privately operated from 1967 until 1972, when Quincy began leasing the landfill from the owner. Quincy operated the landfill from 1972 until 1978, closing it to receipt of waste in fall 1978. Site closure, including placement of a final cover, was completed in mid-1979. The city purchased the Adams County Landfill site in 1982. Refuse, domestic waste, and industrial waste were disposed of at the site. Liquid industrial waste received at the landfill includes: acids; sludges containing heavy metals; spent nonhalogenated solvents; spent halogenated solvents; waste water treatment sludge from electroplating facilities; hydraulic oil; machine coolants; thinners; paint solvents and sludge; methyl chloroform; selenium; toluene; methylene chloride; acetone; chloroethene; lacquer thinners; metal etchers; cutting and grinding oils; and caustic cleaning solutions.

Hazardous Ranking Score

34 / 100

A score of 28.5 or higher qualifies a site for the Superfund National Priority List.

Regional Contact

Region 5
Phone: (312) 353-2000

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Timeline

Discovery
Site Inspection
Preliminary Assessment
Final Listing On NPL
Removal

Contaminants & Health Effects

      Carcinogen
      Endocrine Disrupter
      Neurotoxic
      Sensitiser
      Reproductive Toxin
      Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic
      VOC
      Mutagen

        Census

        White
        African American
        Asian
        American Indian and Alaska Native
        Native Hawaiian
        Other

        180

        People living
        within a 1 mile radius

        $54,174

        Average Income

        69

        Occupied homes

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