Atlantic Wood Industries Records, 1983-1984, 1986, 1988-1995
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Brief Description: An Administrative Record File from the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) for Atlantic Wood Industries, in which the EPA assessed Atlantic Wood Industries's performance in areas of environmental concern: waste management. The tests, findings, correspondence, and necessary actions toward solutions are contained in this file.
Held at:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Slover Library
235 East Plume Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone: 7574317429
Email: localhistory [at] norfolk.gov
Record Series Number: 001/01/MSS 0000-136
Created by: Atlantic Wood Industries
Volume: 4.0 Boxes
Acquired: 10/05/1995.
Arrangement: Arranged in original order.
Biographical Note for Atlantic Wood Industries : Atlantic Wood Industries, Inc. (AWI) was founded in Port Wentworth, Georgia in 1919 and was formerly known as Atlantic Creosoting Company. This company evolved with plant locations in Portsmouth, Virginia, and from 1926 to 1992, a wood-treating facility operated at the site using both creosote and pentachlorophenol. At one time, the Navy leased part of the property from AWI and disposed waste onto the site. As a result, the site was contaminated from the treatment operation, storage of treated wood, and disposal of wastes. The AWI site was added to the National Priorities List of most hazardous waste sites in 1990.The ground water and soil at the site are also heavily contaminated with creosote. Creosote contamination previously migrated into a storm sewer and discharged into an inlet of the Elizabeth River at the northeast corner of the site near the Jordan Bridge.
Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.
Subject Index
Atlantic Wood Industries
Hazardous waste sites
Superfund sites
Toxicological interactions
United States. Environmental Protection Agency
Genres/Forms of Material
Reports
Technical drawings
Languages of Materials
English [eng]
Rights/Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Notes: Received from Anna Butch of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, Hazardous Waste Management Division
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PreferredCitation: Atlantic Wood Industries Records, MSS 0000-136, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.