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The site occupies 1 acre in Hanover County, Virginia, approximately 12 miles northwest of Richmond, Virginia, and ½ mile south of Farrington, Virginia. From 1960 through 1976, the Haskell Chemical Company used the site for the disposal of solvents containing printing inks and paint manufacturing wastes. Previous owners had collected these materials into drums, which were then transported to the site, emptied into a shallow, unlined pit and burned. Approximately 600 people live within a mile of the site. The nearest residence and the nearest well are about 1,000 feet from the site. Approximately 2,400 people draw drinking water from private wells within three miles of the site. Surface waters within 3 miles downstream of the site are used for fishing. During a sampling of groundwater, sediments, and runoff from the burn pit area in 1984, the EPA found the presence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organics (such as benzene, xylene, toluene, and naphthalene) in monitoring wells and in surface drainage. In 1989, the EPA added the site to the National Priorities List of the most serious uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites requiring long term remedial action.
353 |
People living within a 1 mile radius |
$90,981 |
Average Income |
139 |
Occupied homes |
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