United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region I
POLLUTION REPORT

Subject: 

This Pollution Report (POLREP) provides an update on cleanup work at the Apco Mossberg Company, Inc. Superfund Site, located at 100-101 Lamb Street in Attleboro, Massachusetts.  The 11-acre property was a former automobile-parts manufacturing facility.    

This removal action addresses heavy metal (lead, cadmium, and barium) and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contamination in surface soils and debris piles on and around the former manufacturing building foundation.   The cleanup also addresses the presence of compressed gas cylinders identified on-site.  

The available data indicates that these hazardous materials are linked to former manufacturing activities conducted on the property between 1900 and 1987.

EPA cleanup workers continue to conduct removal action activities, including perimeter air monitoring and sampling, clearing and grubbing, setup of office and decontamination trailers, onsite road grading for heavy vehicle traffic, and erosion and dust control.  

A written Erosion, Sediment, and Stormwater Control Plan and Dust Control Plan (ESS&D Plan) has been developed for the site.  This ESS&D Plan is being implemented throughout the removal action to minimize environmental impacts due to wind erosion and runoff (rain and snowmelt) events.

Some additional soil and debris sampling was conducted on Monday, March 28th to characterize waste for disposal purposes.

On Tuesday, March 29th, cleanup workers removed PCB-contaminated capacitors and debris, compressed gas cylinders, and acid-filled batteries for off-site disposal at an EPA-approved facility.

Screening of the debris piles to segregate contaminated soils from bulk materials (timber, metals, and bricks) began on Wednesday, March 31st.

EPA plans to implement a traffic control plan to facilitate the safe transport of project materials (wastes and clean fill) and minimize disturbance to the community.

Other planned removal actions include:

(1) continued air monitoring, erosion control, and dust suppression measures;
(3) excavation and consolidation of contaminated debris piles and surface soils;
(4) disposal of waste materials off-site at EPA-approved facilities;
(5) backfilling of excavated areas with clean fill materials; and
(6) revegetation of impacted wetland, floodplain, and upland areas.

EPA, in conjunction with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MADEP), and the City of Attleboro continue to implement the community involvement plan for the site.

A community meeting was held on Thursday, March 31st at 7 p.m. in the Municipal Council Chambers (1st floor) of Attleboro City Hall.  

At the meeting, EPA and MADEP representatives, along with representatives from the City of Attleboro, discussed the cleanup work and answered questions concerning the project.