Complete report - Partners for Clean Streams

waste which were stored in deteriorating containers on the site. These were believed
to have contained urethane, plasticizers, organosol, plastisol, paints, tri-chrome blue
and acid cleaner. Some of the drums were labeled as corrosive or flammable.
(2000)
In May 2000 Toledo Environmental Services of the City of Toledo conducted a Phase
I Environmental Site Assessment .
Remediation (1992)
From June through August 1992 US EPA conducted the removal of approximately
338 55-gallon drums (18,590 gallons) of unknown materials, 8745 gallons of paint
related materials, 2695 gallons of flammable liquid and other substances from the
Oldberg Building.
Lead Organization:
US EPA (contractor: I.T. Corporation)
Florence Avenue Dump (Florence Ave., Toledo)
Site History:
This 20 acre dump site currently encompasses at least 10 parcels with 6 known
owners. It received household waste of local residents from 1945 into the 1960s. A
number of homes have been constructed on the waste. Local residents don’t recall
dumping by industries or the City of Toledo.
Site Investigation (1996)
In 1996 the site was investigated as a part of the Ohio EPA Maumee Area of Concern
Project Phase II Site Assessments. Several semi-volatile organic compounds, heavy
metals, pesticides, and PCBs were all found at levels that exceeded three times the
background levels. The presence of pesticide and metal contamination was
confirmed in the drainage ditch adjacent to the site. This site was referred for further
investigation.
Lead Organization:
Ohio EPA (funded in part by a grant from US EPA)
Gulf Oil Refinery and Terminal (2935 Front St., Toledo) - see Duck Creek Watershed
(a.k.a. Chevron)
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Activities and Accomplishments
Issue 2: Landfills, Dumps and
in the Maumee Area of Concern Brownfield Sites