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(07/24/2009) Received report from Chuck Eckerman from the Dept. Agriculture about a case involving a homeowner with Endrin in the soil.  He stated that the homeowner purchased the home about one year ago. The homeowner owned three dogs in the house. The dogs were known to dig holes in the yard around the property. Apparently, one of the dogs became ill and passed away. Tests on the deceased dog showed approximately 250 PPM of Endrin, an insecticide. The Dept. of Agriculture conducted four soil samples around the property. One of the samples showed 10 – 20 PPM of Endrin. This sample was taken in an area where a storage shed had been. The storage shed was removed before the owner took ownership of the property. It is believed the shed once contained this material and possibly spilled onto the soil. I contacted the EPA in Region VII and was told that the material could be excavated and possibly placed in the local landfill. I contacted Beth Shonts at the Metro Waste Authority landfill. She stated that the material would not be able to be lanfilled due to the high amount of the Endrin in the soil. I contacted Becky Wehrman at the RCC in Bondurant to inquire about incineration of the material. She stated that it could be done however she would like the least possible amount due to the high costs of the shipping and incineration of the material. Chuck Eckerman is contacting the owner of the home to pass on the information. I requested that she contact me to give her some options on the disposal and names of local clean up contractors. Matt Culp from Contaminated sites has been in contact with the homeowner and has taken some samples from the homeowner’s yard for further testing. The test results have shown some small amounts of Endrin in the area of 4-5 ppm but nothing as large as the earlier testes. Matt will confer with the homeowners and staff from his department on how to proceed with the case.

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1228 42nd Street Des Moines, IA 50309

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