• HELEN KRAMER LANDFILL, GLOUCESTER County, NJ

Stage of Clean-up: Construction Completed

Conditions at listing (July 1982): The Helen Kramer Landfill covers 60 acres in Mantua Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey. The privately owned landfill operated from 1970 until the State closed it in 1980 because of permit violations. During this time the landfill received municipal waste, municipal construction debris, and non-chemical industrial waste. Chlorinated organics and HEAVY METALS have been identified in ground water and surface water downgradient of the landfill. The ground water provides drinking water, while the surface water downstream is used for irrigation. An underground fire at the site in 1981 burned for about 2 months, emitting noxious fumes to surrounding areas. Airborne contaminants were detected during and after the fire. Status (July 1983): In fall 1983, EPA plans to start a $350,000 remedial investigation to determine the type and extent of contamination at the site.

Sources of Contamination:

• Lagoon disposal
• Landfill
• Storage - drums/containers of waste

Air sampling in 1983 revealed high levels of VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCS) including VINYL CHLORIDE, BENZENE, and TOLUENE. Sediments from the former onsite lagoons contained HEAVY METALS such as ARSENIC and CADMIUM, as well as various VOCS. The aquifer beneath the site is contaminated with HEAVY METALS such as ARSENIC, CHROMIUM, LEAD, and CADMIUM, as well as various VOCS.  More...

Contaminants Detected
	Ground Water	Surface Water	Air	Soil	Other
1,2-DICHLOROBENZENE	X
BENZENE	X		X
CHLOROFORM	X	X
CYANIDE COMPOUNDS			X
ETHYLBENZENE			X
HEPTACHLOR	X	X
STYRENE			X
TOLUENE	X	X	X
VINYL CHLORIDE		X

Groundwater and Drinking Water
Were drinking water wells shut down due to contamination?	Yes
Population served by the wells now shut down:	1 - 24
Are drinking water wells potentially threatened?	No
Aquifer discharges into:	Surface water
Population served by water wells in the aquifer:	25 - 100

List ground water uses.

EPA Hazard Ranking System scores for HELEN KRAMER LANDFILL:

Less Hazard

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0%					50%					100%

Overall site:

Surface water migration:

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Air migration:

Rank Superfund sites in the U.S., NEW JERSEY, or in GLOUCESTER County by EPA Hazard Ranking Scores.

*Note: EPA's Hazard Ranking System is designed to screen and prioritize sites for the Superfund program, based on limited data available at time of listing. These scores are not based on a comprehensive risk assessment of the site and do not reflect conditions after initiation of cleanup work.

Number of PRPs currently associated with this site:	1
Hazardous waste received from off-site generators/transporters?	Yes
Number of past and present PRPs who contributed less than 1% of the waste:	0
Number of owners/operators which are also municipalities:	0

EPA Site Information

• NPL Fact Sheet
• Record of Decision (ROD) Abstracts
• NPL Site 5 Year Reviews
• Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System (CERCLIS) Hazardous Waste Site Information
• Superfund Hazardous Waste Site Advanced Query Form

Scorecard reports for GLOUCESTER County on:

• Potential Sources of Land Contamination
• Criteria Air Pollutants
• Hazardous Air Pollutants