Is AOC# 1, Inactive Sanitary Landfill (see Figure Two), a public health hazard?
Reply Contaminants from the inactive sanitary landfill migrated into the groundwater. There are no drinking water supply wells around the landfill or down gradient from it. There is no human exposure to the contaminants, therefore there is no health hazard. Discussion The landfill operated from 1963 to 1979 receiving all types of waste, such as plating wastes, sludge from the sewage treatment plant, ash from burning of wooden and paper waste, construction debris, paints, solvents, oils, and sanitary solid waste (ERM, 1995). The contaminants from the landfill have migrated into the groundwater underneath the inactive landfill. Benzene, 1,2-dichloropropane, methylene chloride, PCE, and vinyl chloride were detected above the MCLs in the monitoring wells (ERM, 1997). There were no VOCs detected in the surface water or sediment. The groundwater flows south-southwest. Based upon the data available to ATSDR, there are no drinking water supply wells around the landfill or down gradient. There
