[CPEO-BIF] Phoenix Recycling site, Havelock, North Carolina

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Contaminants at Phoenix site exceed standards

By Drew C. Wilson
Havelock News (NC)
December 8, 2010

A preliminary report on groundwater and vapors at the old Phoenix 
recycling site found contaminants that exceed state standards, according 
to the N.C. Division of Waste Management.

However, those chemicals pose no immediate health risks to nearby 
residents and students at Tucker Creek Middle School, said Keith 
Snavely, a DWM hydrogeologist.

Snavely said results from the first initial tests of the site located 
just outside Havelock city limits show the need for more testing from 
new wells at the site.

According to the report sent to the Havelock News, no PCBs were detected 
in soil samples tested during the removal of 1,800 pounds of electrical 
components, including capacitors. However, the soil samples under and 
near the capacitors did contain arsenic and benzo(a) pyrene, a 
polyaromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), above standards.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.enctoday.com/news/site-7845-havelock-snavely-vapor.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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