Hydrogeologic Investigation of the Ritchie Road Site

摘要

The purpose of this report is to describe the results of a study of ground and surface water quality at coal ash site located near an aquifer recharge area. The Ritchie Road site was investigated to determine whether or not coal ash is affecting the environment under these specific set of site conditions. Between 1950 and 1980, ash from burning coal to produce electricity was placed at over 40 sites in the State of Maryland. One of these sites is the Ritchie Road site, a six-acre property located in Prince Georges County. Ash and other materials, such as construction debris and a few discarded automobile parts and appliances, were placed as fill on this low, marshy property in the 1960s to raise its elevation for commercial development.