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[If this testing is pervasive, the current costs of C&D disposal are half what they otherwise would be, and efforts to recover C&D would be that much more competitive. C&D recyclers should follow this. - peter] CINCINNATI INQUIRER - September 28, 2005 Construction debris landfills hazardous The Associated Press PROBLEMS FOUND The nine landfills tested by the Ohio EPA included: A&L Salvage Landfill, Columbiana County Athens-Hocking Demolition Landfill, Athens County Cuyahoga Regional Landfill, Cuyahoga County Exit C&DD Landfill, Stark County Iron Valley C&DD Landfill, Lawrence County LAS C&DD Landfill, Trumbull County Mount Eaton C&DD Landfill, Wayne County Sidwell C&DD Landfill, Washington County Warren Recycling C&DD Landfill, Mahoning County COLUMBUS - Lead, arsenic and cyanide leaked out of lightly regulated landfills that are supposed to hold only bricks, wood, concrete and other construction debris, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency reported in a study released Tuesday. The tests also found high levels of other metals, plus pesticides and other man-made chemicals. While arsenic can be present in treated lumber or other legitimate construction debris, the agency is concerned that the contaminants could mean household or hazardous waste is illegally being dumped. None of the landfills tested is in Southwest Ohio. "If this material is in the leachate, that's a concern regardless of where it came from," EPA spokeswoman Linda Fee Oros said. The landfills aren't required to have packed clay or hard plastic liners as municipal landfills are to protect groundwater. When operators shut them down, they're required only to pack dirt on top and plant vegetation, and there's no required monitoring of the groundwater. However, they are required to collect the rainwater that seeps through the debris while operating. Most build the landfill on a slope that collects the drainage water in a pond and pumps it into tanks, Oros said. In samples from such tanks at nine construction landfills, the average level of arsenic was 20 times greater than the state standard for drinking water, and the lead level was double the drinking water standard. "... "... _____________________________ Peter Anderson, President RECYCLEWORLDS CONSULTING 4513 Vernon Blvd. Suite 15 Madison, WI 53705-4964 Ph: (608) 231-1100 Fax: (608) 233-0011 Cell: (608) 698-1314 eMail: anderson@no.address web: www.recycleworlds.net |
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