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The site occupies 2 acres in the eastern section of Portsmouth, Virginia. From 1928 through 1978, the site had been used as a brass and bronze foundry, where used railroad car journal bearings were melted and recast into new bearings. Previous owners had disposed of waste sand from the casting operation, containing various heavy metals including lead, at areas in and around the foundry, with an open area north of the foundry being the primary disposal site. Soil contamination was also found in a number of adjacent or nearby properties including the Washington Park housing complex, the Effingham Playground, the Seventh Street row of homes (adjacent to the foundry) and a two square block area southwest of the foundry known as the Effingham Residential area. In 1990, the EPA added the site to the National Priorities List of most hazardous waste sites in the country, making the site eligible for federal cleanup. Investigation of groundwater contamination discovered at the Site in 2010 will continue as part of the OU-2 Remedial Investigation.
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