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.
On February 17, 2005, EPA completed installation of chain-link perimeter fencing and warning signs. The site access gate along Lamb Street was secured with a chain and padlock.
On March 2, 2005, EPA contractors visited the site with the Attleboro Water Department to evaluate on-site water resources for dust control measures.
EPA plans to return to the site in the spring to excavate contaminated surface soils and debris materials.
Planned removal actions include:
(1) removal of compressed gas cylinders and PCB-contaminated soils and capacitors;
(2) continued 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; and
(5) backfilling of excavated areas with clean fill materials.
EPA, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MADEP), and the City of Attleboro welcome members of the community to attend an information meeting 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, will discuss the cleanup work and answer questions concerning the project.
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