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Focus
on Golden Isles' hotspots
Wed, Dec 26, 2007
By Ellen Robinson
The Brunswick News
Brunswick and the Golden Isles have a number of
environmental hazards, known as hotspots, which industries and government
officials will work on cleaning up in 2008.
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division's
Hazardous Site Inventory includes 14 sites in Glynn County. They range from
abandoned industrial sites, like the Linden Chemicals or Plastic plant (LCP)
on Ross Road, to existing industries like Hercules, Inc. on Cook Street.
Plans are underway to clean up most.
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Above, at Hercules, Inc., 2801 Cook
St., Brunswick, cleanup activities are being conducted for source
materials, soil and groundwater. Chemicals found include benzene,
chlorobenzene, arsenic and toxaphene. Below right, LCP Chemicals on Ross
Road in Brunswick is undergoing cleanup for mercury in the groundwater
and PCBs in the soil. Other substances found at the site include
pentachlorophenol, chloroform and lead. (Photos provided to The
Brunswick News) |
Site name: The Hercules Landfill
Location: Benedict Road, Brunswick
Problems: Toxaphene in groundwater at levels exceeding
the acceptable quantity. The nearest drinking water well is less than a half
mile from the affected area.
Site Status: Cleanup activities are being conducted for
source materials, soil and groundwater.
Site name: Atlanta Gas Light Company – Brunswick MGP
Site
Location: 2128 Newcastle St., Brunswick
Problems: Substances released into the groundwater
include benzene, 2,4-dimethylphenol, barium, copper and acetone.
Status: The soil meets minimum requirements due to
cleanup efforts, which are now focused on groundwater.
Site Name: Hercules Inc.
Location: 2801 Cook St., Brunswick
Problems: Substances released into the groundwater
include benzene, chlorobenzene, arsenic and toxaphene.
Status: Cleanup activities are being conducted for
source materials, soil and groundwater.
Site Name: LCP Chemicals
Location: Ross Road, Brunswick
Problems: Mercury has been released into the
groundwater and PCBs in soil. Other substances include pentachlorophenol,
chloroform and lead.
Status: Cleanup activities are being conducted for
source materials, soil and groundwater.
Site Name: Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Location: Chapel Crossing Road, Brunswick
Problems: Lead in soil.
Status: Investigations are being conducted to determine
how much cleanup is necessary for source materials, soil and groundwater.
Site Name: Chemresol
Location: Crispen Boulevard, Brunswick
Problems: Dioxin in soil and zinc in groundwater.
Status: Hazardous Site Response Act cleanup levels have
been met for source materials and soil. Cleanup activities are being
conducted for groundwater.
Site Name: Terry Creek Dredge Spoil Area
Location: Terry and Dupree creeks, east of U.S. 17 and
Torras Causeway, Brunswick
Problems: Toxaphene in soil.
Status: No cleanup pending.
Site Name: 4th Street Landfill (Brunswick Airport)
Location: 4th Street and the Old Brunswick Airport,
Brunswick
Problems: Lead in the groundwater and soil.
Status: Investigations are being conducted to determine
how much cleanup is necessary for source materials, soil and groundwater.
Site Name: T Street Dump
Location: West end of T Street, Brunswick
Problems: Lead in groundwater and soil. Other
substances found in the area's groundwater include arsenic, mercury,
dichloromethane and selenium.
Status: Investigations are being conducted to determine
how much cleanup is necessary for source materials, soil and groundwater.
Site Name: STSE, Inc.
Location: 1900 Second St., Brunswick
Problems: Benzene in the groundwater.
Status: Cleanup activities are being conducted for
source materials, soil and groundwater.
Site Name: Georgia-Pacific (former Chlorate Plant)
Location: 1400 West Ninth St., Brunswick
Problems: Chromium in groundwater.
Status: Cleanup activities are being conducted for
source materials, soil and groundwater.
Site Name: Glynn County landfill
Location: Cate Road, Brunswick
Problems: Vinyl chloride in the groundwater. Other
substances found in the groundwater include chlorobenzene and arsenic.
Status: Cleanup activities are being conducted for
source materials, soil and groundwater.
Site Name: Lanier Shopping Plaza
Location: Glynn Avenue, Brunswick
Problems: Vinyl chloride in the groundwater.
Status: Investigations are being conducted to determine
how much cleanup is necessary for source materials, soil and groundwater.
Site Name: Cork's Fabricare
Location: 6201 Altama Avenue, Brunswick
Problems: Tetrachloroethene, trichloroethene and
dichloroethylene have been found in the groundwater.
Status: Investigations are being conducted to determine
how much cleanup is necessary for source materials, soil and groundwater.
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