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The Site is a former orchard area that has had residential development. Prior to an EPA ban in 1972, a variety of pesticides including lead-arsenates and DDT compounds were applied.
EPA conducted a removal action at one property at the Crozet Arsenic Site in Crozet, Virginia. Historical sampling indicated that additional properties may need removal work.
To date, twelve (12) residential properties have had removal work due to average arsenic concentrations in soil above 58 mg/kg.
EPA, ERRS, and START mobilized to the Site on October 22nd.
ERRS began and completed dismantling the irrigation system.
START and its contractor, Edenspace, collected fern and soil samples from each plot to determine the level of arsenic extraction from teh soil.
ERRS mowed and bagged the harvested ferns for proper disposal at an approved landfill.
All personell demobilized by Oct 24th.
EPA will await the results of the fern and soil samples to determine which plots have been remediated sufficiently, and where the harvested ferns will be disposed.
EPA and its contractors will mobilize to complete these tasks.
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