EPA RCRA ID: PAD980550412
On this page:
- Cleanup Status
- Facility Description
- Contaminants at this Facility
- Institutional/Engineer Controls
- Enforcement and Compliance
- Related Information
- Contacts for this Facility
Cleanup Status
Note: The EPA is the lead agency for managing cleanups at this facility.
Environmental investigations have recently been performed on June and July 2010. The Facility conducted a combined Remedial Investigation Report/Risk Assessment Report (RIR/RAR) – in July 2011.
Based upon a review of the historical use of the site, former steel manufacturing, some contaminants of concern (COCs) are the result of the previous operations at the site and not of the more recent pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Soil: The demonstration of attainment is for the Non-Residential Site Specific Standard in soil for the following metals: Arsenic and Lead which were identified during soil boring investigations in surface samples (0-two feet bgs.) in localized areas of the site above their respective direct contact numeric values. Since these COCs remain in soils, a site specific standard is selected via pathway elimination to eliminate exposure.
Groundwater: Based upon the results of groundwater sampling conducted between July and November 2010, on MWs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 within the Remedial Investigation / Final Report the following COC, bis-2 (ethylhexyl phthalate) (BEHP) was detected in MW-5 above its non-residential GWSHS @ 7.3 µg/l during one sampling event. MW-5 is an interior well. BEHP was not detected in any of the other site wells. Based upon localized groundwater flow as presented within the Final Report, groundwater flow is in a radial pattern emanating from MW-5, an hydraulic high with a flow component to the east toward MWs 1, 3 and 4 and a flow component to the west-southwest toward MW-2. With the predominating flow direction inferred west southwest toward MW-2. The consultant identified and pursued the GWSSS which are attained via pathway elimination for COC Bis-2(ethyl-hexyl phthalate) (BEHP). The groundwater exposure pathway is an incomplete exposure pathway since the Site is supplied with public water. Distances to off site potable supply wells are greater than a minimum of 1,000 foot radius from the site. Based upon the information contained within a Non-Use Aquifer Determination, which was submitted for the site as part of the RIR.
EPA issued a Corrective Action Final Decision with Controls on September 30, 2015. The Institutional Controls at the facility enforceable by an Environmental Covenant includes the following restrictions:
• Facility property use is and will remain non-residential.
• Facility groundwater will not be used.
• Fencing and the engineered caps shall be maintained.
• Construction worker exposure will be controlled via a Health and Safety Plan.
Cleanup Actions or environmental indicators characterizing the entire facility are shown below. It is not intended as an extensive list of milestones/activities. This listing, and all the data on this page, come from EPA’s RCRAInfo and are refreshed nightly to this page. For this table and the Cleanup Activities Pertaining to a Portion of the Facility table that follows, a blank in the Status column could mean the action either has not occurred or has not been reported in RCRAInfo.
Cleanup Activities Pertaining to the Entire Facility
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| Human Exposure Under Control Human Exposure Under Control(CA725) | ||
| Groundwater Migration Under ControlGroundwater Migration Under Control (CA750) | ||
| Remedy DecisionRemedy Decision (CA400) | ||
| Remedy ConstructionRemedy Construction (CA550) | ||
| Ready for Anticipated Use Ready for Anticipated Use (CA800) | ||
| Performance Standards AttainedPerformance Standards Attained (CA900) | ||
| Corrective Action Process TerminatedCorrective Action Process Terminated (CA999) |
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Cleanup Activities Pertaining to a Portion of the Facility
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Facility Description
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The site consists of pharmaceutical manufacturing buildings, warehouses, tanks, piping, office building, paved areas, gravel areas and undeveloped and wooded areas. The wooded areas are located in the northern and southern portions of the site. The current site building were constructed in the 1980's and previously utilized for chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing by GlaxoSmithKline. Approximately 60% + of the land surface at the site is paved and covered by the site buildings with the exception of wooded areas and gravel- covered areas. The property is serviced by public water and public sewer.
The site was previously owned by Allen Wood Steel and utilized for steel manufacturing operations prior to the site's redevelopment in the 1980's and consisted of undeveloped land which consisted of slag and cinder materials. Other remnants of the Allen Wood Steel operations included concrete piers, and a cooling tower foundation. Previous to the Allen Wood Steel operations, the site and surrounding area had included other industrial manufacturing plants, steel coking facilities, quarrying operations. Due to the industrial nature of the site and surrounding area, coking process liquors which may have contained metals, including arsenic, chromium and lead and organic compounds may have been deposited onsite and within the surrounding area.
The site is currently owned by Lonza, Inc. who purchased the site from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and operated the site as a plastics manufacturing facility for pharmaceuticals through October 2010, when the site discontinued operations.
Contaminants at this Facility
Arsenic and Lead in the soil and bis-2 (ethylhexyl phthalate)- BEHP in groundwater.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
The Institutional Controls at the facility includes the following restrictions:
• Facility property use is and will remain non-residential.
• Facility groundwater will not be used.
• Fencing and the engineered caps shall be maintained.
• Construction worker exposure will be controlled via a Health and Safety Plan.
Institutional and Engineering Controls help ensure human exposure and groundwater migration are under control at a cleanup facility. Where control types have been reported by states and EPA in EPA’s RCRAInfo, they are shown below. Not all control types are needed at all facilities, and some facilities do not require any controls. Where there are blanks, the control types may not be needed, may not be in place, or may not be reported in RCRAInfo.
Are Controls in Place at this Facility?
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Control(s) in Place? |
Areas Subject to Control(s) |
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Institutional ControlsNon-engineering controls used to restrict land use or land access in order to protect people and the environment from exposure to hazardous substances remaining in the site/or facility. (CA 772) |
Informational DevicesInformational Devices (ID) |
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Engineering ControlsEngineering measures designed to minimize the potential for human exposure to contamination by either limiting direct contact with contaminated areas or controlling migration of contaminants. (CA 770) |
Groundwater ControlGroundwater Control (GW) |
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Enforcement and Compliance at this Facility
EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) provides detailed historical information about enforcement and compliance activities at each RCRA Corrective Action Site in their Enforcement and Compliance Historical Online (ECHO) system.
RCRA Enforcement and Compliance Reports from ECHO
Related Information
For more information about this facility, see these other EPA links:
- RCRA information in EPA’s Envirofacts database
- Information about this facility submitted to EPA under different environmental programs as reported in EPA’s Facility Registry Services
- Alternative Names for this facility as reported by EPA programs in EPA’s Facility Registry Services
- Cleanups in My Community provides an interactive map to see EPA cleanups in context with additional data, and lists for downloading data
- Search RCRA Corrective Action Sites provides a search feature for Corrective Action Sites
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Contacts for this Facility
EPA Region implements and enforces the RCRA Corrective Action program for and federally recognized tribes.
For further information on this corrective action site, use the Contact Information for Corrective Action Hazardous Waste Clean Ups listings that are accessible through Corrective Action Programs around the Nation.