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WESTERN AREA
STORAGE/DISPOSAL
TAR SEEP AREA
GLASS CULLET PILE AREA
BIG JOHN SALVAGE OPERATIONS -1978
Brief Site Description
Big John Salvage Hoult Road Site is located on the east
side of Fairmont, Marion County, on the east bank of the
Monongahela River. It is approximately 38 acres in size.
The site was initially owned by Reilly Tar and Chemical
Corporation from 1932 to 1973. Reilly received crude tar
primarily from the adjacent Fairmont Coke Works/
Sharon Steel facility. The crude tar was processed into
creosote and tar products and sold. In January 1973,
Reilly sold its Hoult Road property to Big John Salvage.
Big John Salvage operated a salvage facility at the site
until 1997. During its operation, Big John Salvage
accepted various scrap and salvageable materials, as well
as waste materials (including broken glass cullet) at the
site. In 1997, the land was purchased by Steel
Fabricators, Inc., and used only for timber operations.
Specific contaminants detected in the surface water,
sediments, and soils resulted from historic site activities
and include volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as
benzene, and naphthalene; inorganic compounds such as
mercury, lead, cadmium and arsenic; semi-volatile
compounds such as polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs); and other coal tar and creosote-type compounds.
EPA's Update on the Big John Salvage-Hoult Road Superfund Site
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region III
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