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 Lakefront Redevelopment Report Page 24 
 
LAKEFRONT DATA SUMMARY
 
Parcel Name: 
Diamond Scrap Yard
Map Number:  18 (12 acres)
Current Use:  vacant
Prior Use:  scrap yard, automobile and drum scrapping, wire and transformer burning, petroleum and coal storage, iron and steel production
 

Have any environmental studies been done? Yes
Including
1994 - IEPA site assessment
1999 - IEPA site evaluation and prioritization

Was contamination tested for? Yes
Soil, groundwater, surface water

List of contaminants found to date:
Heptachlor, Heptachlor Epoxide, Dieldrin, DDT, PCB's Dioxins, Arsenic, Cadmium, Chromium, Copper, Lead, Barium, Delta BHC, Manganese, Nickel, Zinc, Benzoanthrazene, Chrysene, Benzofluoranthracene, Indenopyrene, Benzene, Benzopyrene, Antimony

Do some or all of these contaminants exceed health or environmental protection standards? Yes
Multiple cancer and other health risk benchmarks exceeded, contamination of Waukegan River, possible airborne contaminants, groundwater contamination - restricted public access advised by Illinois Department of Health.

Is more testing necessary to determine the full extent of pollution, additional health risks, or restrictions on future use? Yes
Full vertical and horizontal extent of pollution undetermined.

Proposed use:
Residential, some single family (garage with house above)

 
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