Dewey Loeffel Landfill

Dewey Loeffel Landfill is located in New York
Dewey Loeffel Landfill
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Location of Dewey Loeffel Landfill in New York State
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Boundary of Dewey Loeffel Landfill

The Dewey Loeffel Landfill is an EPA superfund site located in Rensselaer County, New York. In the 1950s and 1960s, several companies including General Electric, Bendix Corporation and Schenectady Chemicals used the site as a disposal facility for more than 46,000 tons of industrial hazardous wastes, including solvents, waste oils, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), scrap materials, sludges and solids.[1] Some hazardous substances, including volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and PCBs, have migrated from the facility to underlying aquifers and downstream surface water bodies, resulting in contamination of groundwater, surface water, sediments and several species of fish.[2] There is currently a ban on fish consumption in Nassau Lake and the impacted tributaries.[1][3] Following prior assessments and attempts at mitigating drainage from the site, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has placed the site on its National Priority List.[1] As of 2024, the EPA reports ongoing site investigations.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d United States Environmental Protection Agency (February 19, 2024). "DEWEY LOEFFEL LANDFILL Site Profile". cumulis.epa.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  2. ^ "Dewey Loeffel Landfill Community Advisory Group". projects.erg.com. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  3. ^ New York Department of Health (February 19, 2024). "Hudson Valley Region Fish Advisories". www.health.ny.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-20.