Did the Army put military items like explosives, poisonous gases, or bio-medical supplies in the landfill?
No. During its operation, the landfill was used for disposal of normal household garbage and municipal waste. As the landfill was being closed, the Army used some soil taken from other cleanup sites as part of the foundation soil to support the cap, which now covers the landfill. This soil was taken from contaminated sites known as Sites 2 & 12 and from cleanup of the beaches, which were used as small arms (rifles and handguns) training ranges. The Army screened the soil from the beaches for spend bullets, but very small particles of lead remain in the soil. Because the contaminants are contained under the landfill cover, water cannot reach them and they will not move out of the landfill into either the air or groundwater. Explosives and live munitions were not allowed to be landfilled but it was a normal practice to dispose of inert scrap metal that way. During the excavation and relocation of landfill Cell A, a handful of pyrotechnic items were found along with inert scrap metal from
