Lancaster Ground Water Contaminated by Landfill
Contaminants have leaked into the ground water from a landfill in northern Lancaster, and state officials say they plan to order a cleanup.
The contamination at the 100-acre Lancaster Landfill, run by Waste Management of North America Inc., poses no immediate threat to drinking water, officials said. It is about 80 feet underground, more than 100 feet above the aquifer from which half a dozen nearby homes are supplied.
State-mandated testing found the cancer-causing chemicals trichloroethylene, perchloroethylene and vinyl chloride at the 35-year-old landfill, authorities said. State and company officials said the source might have been industrial waste or household refuse.
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