• EAST TENTH STREET, DELAWARE County, PA

Stage of Clean-up: Emergency Removal of Contaminants / Remedial Assessment Not Begun

The East Tenth Street site is located on a 36-acre parcel of land in an industrialized area of Marcus Hook, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. American Viscose Co. purchased the property in 191 0 for the manufacture of rayon. In 1958, cellophane production r eplaced rayon production. FMC Corp. bought the property in 1963 and continued production until 1977. Marcus Hook Business and Co mmerce Center obtained the property in 1986 and sold or leased ma ny parcels and buildings. The site is currently divided into 23 lots. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources (PA D ER), EPA, and the potentially responsible parties have conducted numerous environmental assessments of the site since 1979. Durin g an April 1988 investigation, PA DER found employees excavating an underground solvent storage tank farm consisting of 30 tanks and disposing of the contents on the ground. FMC emptied the tank s of solvents and refilled them with water before vacating the pr operty. Samples of soil and discharge water revealed significant levels of organic contaminants. In October 1990, an environmental assessment report of the s ite was prepared. Visual observations revealed the presence of t anks, leaking transformers, and ASBESTOS within and outside of bu ildings.  More...

Samples of ground water and soil revealed numerous VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCS) and inorganic contaminants. The soil also is contaminated with PCBS, ASBESTOS, HEAVY METALS, and other organic contaminants. EPA discovered a sludge-filled tunnel located on one of the lots that is contaminated with CHLOROFORM, CADMIUM, and MERCURY. Sediments in the adjacent Marcus Hook Creek are contaminated with PCBS. Touching or ingesting contaminated ground water, soils, surface water, or sediments poses a health risk.

Contaminants Detected
	Ground Water	Surface Water	Air	Soil	Other
1,1,2,2-TETRACHLOROETHANE					X
1,2,4-TRICHLOROBENZENE		X		X
1,4-DICHLOROBENZENE		X		X
ANTIMONY		X		X
ANTIMONY COMPOUNDS		X		X
ASBESTOS (FRIABLE)		X		X
BARIUM		X		X
CADMIUM		X		X
CHROMIUM		X		X
CYANIDE COMPOUNDS		X		X
LEAD		X		X
MERCURY		X		X
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS		X		X

Groundwater and Drinking Water
Were drinking water wells shut down due to contamination?	No data
Are drinking water wells potentially threatened?	No data

EPA Hazard Ranking System scores for EAST TENTH STREET:

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Number of PRPs currently associated with this site:

0

EPA Site Information

• NPL Fact Sheet
• 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 DELAWARE County on:

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