NPL Site Narrative for Lincoln Creosote LINCOLN CREOSOTE Bossier City, Louisiana The Lincoln Creosote site encompasses approximately 20 acres in Bossier City, Bossier Parish, in northwestern Louisiana. The site is located north of Shed Road, east of Benton Road, south of Montgomery Lane, and west of Airline Drive. Residential neighborhoods border the site to the north, northeast, south, and west. Several apartment complexes are located immediately north and south of the site. Lincoln Creosote is an abandoned wood treatment facility that was operated from approximately 1935 to 1969 by several different owners and operators. From 1935 to 1950, it was operated by the Lincoln Creosote Co., and from 1950 to 1969 by the Joslyn Manufacturing and Supply Co. The Koppers Co. owned the site from 1969 to 1971. Since that time, the property has been sold a number of times in several parcels to different owners. During site operation, wood products such as railroad ties and utility poles were pressure-treated using creosote, copper-chromium arsenate (CCA), and pentachlorophenol (PCP) as preservatives. In 1985, EPA conducted a site investigation and found high concentrations of creosote-related semivolatile compounds, CCA, and PCP in onsite soil samples. A remedial investigation completed by the Joslyn Corp. in 1989, showed significantly elevated concentrations of numerous creosote-related semivolatile compounds, PCP, chromium, and arsenic in onsite soils. Remedial activities at the site began in February 1992 under State authority, and included excavating and disposing of contaminated soils offsite. Currently, the site is largely abandoned and undeveloped except for the northeast corner of the property. Two commercial facilities occupy land that was once part of the original wood treating facility. During an expanded site investigation conducted by the EPA in March 1992, high concentrations of creosote-related semivolatile organic compounds were detected in the soil samples collected on residential and commercial properties around the site. For more information about the hazardous substances identified in this narrative summary, including general information regarding the effects of exposure to these substances on human health, please see the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) ToxFAQs. ATSDR ToxFAQs can be found on the Internet at ATSDR - ToxFAQs (http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaqs/index.asp) or by telephone at 1-888-42-ATSDR or 1-888-422-8737. ------- |