Health Assessment for Suffolk City Landfill, Suffolk, Nansemond County, Virginia,Region 3. CERCLIS No. VAD980917983

摘要

The Suffolk City Landfill is located on Hosier Road (State Route 604) in a ruralarea of Nansemond County, Virginia. The 67-acre unlined landfill accepted municipal and some industrial wastes between 1967 and 1986. In 1970, approximately 27 tons of organophosphorous pesticides were dumped in a section of the landfill. Current monitoring data indicate that on-site groundwater and leachate are contaminated with the pesticides disulfoton, cyanophos, and cyanide. Groundwater and leachate are collected and retained in two ponds on-site. When the ponds are full, the water discharges into two unnamed tributaries which flow into the Great Dismal Swamp. Surface water runoff is collected in ditches that surround the site and flows into the same two unnamed tributaries. An estimated 130 residents within a 1-mile radius receive their water from private wells that range in depth from 30 to 60 feet. The site is of potential public health concern because of the potential for exposure to disulfoton-contaminated groundwater.