Removal Action Begins at Rock Island Plating
Works
For Immediate Release
September 18, 1996 |
Contact: Michelle Tebrugge
217-524-4825 |
Springfield, Ill. -- A Removal Action will be
conducted at the Rock Island Plating Works site located at 385
16th Avenue in Rock Island, Illinois. Work is scheduled to begin
mid-September and should be completed in approximately 60 days .
The Rock Island Plating Works site operated a small
electroplating facility until April 1996. Earlier this summer,
the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) representatives
conducted a removal assessment to collect liquid and floor sludge
samples to determine the extent of contamination at the site.
Preliminary analytical results indicate elevated levels of
chromium, lead, nickel, and zinc in the various liquid samples
taken. The sludge sample contained elevated level of total
arsenic, chromium, cyanide, lead nickel and zinc.
Due to the proximity of the site to local residents, workers
and children and the lack of maintenance and evidence of release
from the on-site containers, the U.S. EPA, along with EPA
oversight, will conduct a removal action which includes
consolidating and staging debris and conducting sampling and
compatibility testing on all drums, tanks, vats, and
miscellaneous containers. In addition, the removal action will
involve conducting bulk testing; bulking all large waste streams;
and preparing composite samples and submitting them for disposal
bids. The waste will be transported to off-site disposal
facilities. The U.S.EPA will also be conducting soil and
groundwater sampling, whether or not soil contamination exists,
and excavation and disposal of contaminated soil, if necessary.
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