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The Whitmoyer Laboratories site, located in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, occupies 22 acres in a rapidly developing rural residential area. The company manufactured veterinary pharmaceuticals between 1934 and 1984. Arsenic compounds were produced and stored at the site. The site itself featured 17 buildings, 23 storage tanks, a concrete storage vault, 15 lagoons, a waste pit, a petroleum products pipeline and pump station, plus a railroad spur. The laboratory changed ownership from Whitmoyer to Rohm & Haas in 1964, to Smith-Kline Beecham in 1978, and to Stafford Laboratories in 1982. In 1964, Rohm & Haas detected arsenic pollution in the soils, groundwater, and surface water. The cause of this pollution was previous disposal of wastes in the soils and unlined lagoons. Lagoon sludge was put in a concrete vault built to store the sludge and other contaminated materials. About 4,700 people use wells within three miles of the site. The closest home is within 50 feet of the site and 1,300 people live within a one-mile radius. A grade school stands a half mile away. Tulpehocken Creek, which has been proposed as part of Pennsylvania's scenic river system, is adjacent to the site. Site Responsibility Cleanup of this site is the responsibility of federal and state governments and also parties that EPA holds responsible for cleanup of site contamination.
1,509 |
People living within a 1 mile radius |
$69,240 |
Average Income |
683 |
Occupied homes |
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