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Dover Township Municipal Landfill & Silverton Private Well Contamination Investigation
Toms River, New Jersey


Table 2 Contaminant levels, private potable wells, sampled 1987 to 1989. DTML/Silverton Road Groundwater Investigation

........................................Private Potable Wells

Compound
micro
g/l

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

Comp-
arison
Value

Chloro
benzene

ND

ND

ND

ND

27.4(c)

28.8(c)

16(b)

3.3(b)

7(c)

50(MCL)

Benzene

ND

ND

ND

ND

4.5(c)

11.1(d)

4.4(g)

2.2(h)

1.5(c)

1(MCL)

Tetrachloro-
ethylene

ND

ND

ND

5.7(b)

ND

ND

ND

4.5(b)

ND

0.7(CREG)

Trans-1,2-
Dichloro-
ethylene

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

1.3(h)

ND

100(MCL)

p- Dichoro
benzene

ND

ND

ND

ND

2.3(c)

2.4(c)

1.5(b)

ND

1.1(c)

75(MCL)

0- Dichoro
benzene

ND

ND

ND

ND

0.5(c)

0.6(c)

ND

ND

ND

600(MCL)

1,2,4-Trichloro
benzene

0.3(a)

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

9(MCL)

Toluene

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

6(g)

ND

ND

1000(MCL)

Chloro-
form

1.7(a)

3.3(a)

1.5(a)

0.8(a)

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

6(CREG)

Xylenes

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

20.4(e)

11(e)

6.2(h)

ND

1000(MCL)

Vinyl
Chloride

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

0.3(f)

ND

ND

ND

0.2(child EMEG)

Lead

ND

ND

ND

6(b)

161(b)

ND

60(i)

80(c)

ND

15(AL)



Source: NJDEP, 1990a

Sampling Dates
a= 10/4/88
b= 9/9/87
c= 10/12/88
d= 6/18/87
e= 6/24/87
f= 10/11/88
g= 6/4/87
h= 6/30/87
i= 7/27/89

MCL: Maximum contaminant level
CREG: Cancer risk evaluation guide
LTHA: Lifetime health advisory
EMEG: Environmental media evaluation guide
AL: Action level

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