Sparkle Cleaners operated from approximately 1948 to 2004 as a dry cleaning facility. In 1994, a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) was conducted by Huff & Huff, Inc., of LaGrange, Illinois. During the ESA, three soil borings were collected and analyzed for volatile organic compounds (VOC) and total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH). The specific TPH compound analyzed for was Stoddard Solvent, the dry cleaning solvent used during operations. One boring was advanced to a depth of six feet below ground surface (bgs) and two borings were advanced to a depth of 12 feet bgs. The boring advanced to six feet bgs was located near the dry cleaning units. The soil in the boring contained VOCs at the following concentrations: 2 to 4 feet bgs Ethylbenzene – 0.006 mg/kg, PCE tetrachloroethylene – 0.078 mg/kg, Toluene – 0.0093 mg/kg, Total Xylenes – 0.045 mg/kg, 4 to 6 feet bgs PCE – 0.049 mg/kg, Total Xylenes – 0.021 mg/kg, TPH total petroleum hydrocarbons as Stoddard Solvent – 20 mg/kg.
