Atlantic Wood Industries Records, 1983-1984, 1986, 1988-1995 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Tiara Davis

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Collection Overview

Title: Atlantic Wood Industries Records, 1983-1984, 1986, 1988-1995

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-136

Primary Creator: Atlantic Wood Industries

Extent: 4.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged in original order.

Date Acquired: 10/05/1995

Subjects: Atlantic Wood Industries, Hazardous waste sites, Superfund sites, Toxicological interactions, United States. Environmental Protection Agency

Forms of Material: Reports, Technical drawings

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

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.

Biographical Note

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.

Subject/Index Terms

Atlantic Wood Industries
Hazardous waste sites
Superfund sites
Toxicological interactions
United States. Environmental Protection Agency

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

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 Source: Received from Anna Butch of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, Hazardous Waste Management Division

Related Materials: For more information please see http://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0302836.

Preferred Citation: Atlantic Wood Industries Records, MSS 0000-136, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed September 16, 2015.

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