User:Knm027/Aberdeen Pesticide Dumps

The Aberdeen Pesticide Dumps is a Superfund site in Aberdeen, North Carolina. The site has been affected by a former pesticide formulation plant and the waste disposal associated with the plant. Some of the pesticides that were formulated here include DDT,  { "type": "FeatureCollection", "features": [ {     "type": "Feature", "properties": {}, "geometry": { "type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [ [           [              -79.43533658981325,              35.141493809450225            ],            [              -79.43602323532106,              35.138124783248855            ],            [              -79.4311308860779,              35.13612435797071            ],            [              -79.43224668502809,              35.13938818441416            ],            [              -79.43533658981325,              35.141493809450225            ]          ]        ]      }    },    {      "type": "Feature", "properties": {}, "geometry": { "type": "LineString", "coordinates": [ [           -79.43638801574708,            35.13582604472647          ],          [            -79.43825483322145,            35.13791421448167          ]        ]      }    },    {      "type": "Feature", "properties": {}, "geometry": { "type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [ [           [              -79.45668697357179,              35.145810170494244            ],            [              -79.45394039154054,              35.14623126663319            ],            [              -79.45342540740968,              35.148898158248976            ],            [              -79.45625782012941,              35.149249058534174            ],            [              -79.45668697357179,              35.145810170494244            ]          ]        ]      }    },    {      "type": "Feature", "properties": {}, "geometry": { "type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [ [           [              -79.45651531219484,              35.132755109555            ],            [              -79.45660114288331,              35.13029827802372            ],            [              -79.4610643386841,              35.13050886648811            ],            [              -79.46080684661867,              35.133176273231676            ],            [              -79.45651531219484,              35.132755109555            ]          ]        ]      }    },    {      "type": "Feature", "properties": {}, "geometry": { "type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [ [           [              -79.39025402069093,              35.11534510515071            ],            [              -79.38879489898682,              35.11592432844018            ],            [              -79.38986778259279,              35.11667906775999            ],            [              -79.39154148101808,              35.116257818769185            ],            [              -79.39025402069093,              35.11534510515071            ]          ]        ]      }    },    {      "type": "Feature", "properties": {}, "geometry": { "type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [ [           [              -79.43826556205751,              35.13793176189975            ],            [              -79.43442463874818,              35.137387790180924            ],            [              -79.43472504615785,              35.13558037417522            ],            [              -79.43639874458314,              35.13584359259464            ],            [              -79.43826556205751,              35.13793176189975            ]          ]        ]      }    }  ] } toxaphene, and lindane. Soil, sediment, surface and groundwater were contaminated by the pesticide formulation and waste disposal. The pesticide dumps were put on to the Superfund National Priorities List by the EPA in 1989. The area is now home to a walking trail, coffee roaster, and a construction supply store. Groundwater is tested every 1-5 years depending on the area. There are also ordinances restricting the drilling of water wells used for drinking.

The site was divided up into five areas: the Farm Chemicals Area, the Twin Sites Area, the Fairway Six Area, the McIver Dump Area, and the Route 211 Area.

Site Cleanup
Contaminated soil was removed from the site to be disposed of or it was treated with low-level heat to remove the contamination. Buildings in the Farm Chemicals area were demolished. Sediment, surface water, and fish tissue sampling was done in the lake near the Twin Sites Area to determine if the lake would be harmful to humans and it was found that the lake did not pose a threat.

Chemicals Found in the Site
==== Soil ====


 * Aldrin
 * DDT
 * Toxaphene
 * Dieldrin
 * DDD

Groundwater

 * DDT
 * Toxaphene
 * Beta-BHC
 * Disyston (Disulfoton)
 * Heptachlor
 * Chlordane