applied environmental services

ONE SHORE RD

Applied Environmental Services recovered fuels from hazardous wastes at this 4-acre site in Glenwood Landing from 1980 to 1983. The property contained two 1-story buildings, 7 underground tanks, and 11 aboveground tanks. Although all the tanks and the liquid chemicals stored in the tanks have been removed from the site, spills, leaks, and other activities resulted in on-site soil and groundwater contamination. Shore Realty purchased the property in 1983 and evicted Applied Environmental Services in January 1984. The site has been inactive since; it is fenced and access is controlled. Prior to 1980, the site was leased and operated by a petrochemical company; several spills occurred during its tenure, including about 3,000 gallons of the volatile organic compound (VOC) toluene from an overturned tank trailer. The site is on the north shore of Long Island; it slopes down to Hempstead Harbor on the west and Motts Cove on the south. A fuel oil distributor, power plant, and public boat landing lie to the north, and there is a private yacht club to the east. Approximately 7,600 people live within a mile of the site. Homes lie 500 feet to the south, 800 feet to the north, and 1,500 feet west of the site. An estimated 20,000 people within 3 miles of the site use groundwater as a drinking water source.