Health assessment for Islip Sanitary Landfill, Suffolk County, New York, Region 2. CERCLIS No. NYD980506901. Preliminary report

Technical Report · Wed Jun 29 00:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:7147698

The Islip Sanitary landfill 40-acre site has been in operation since 1927, accepting municipal and industrial wastes. The site continues to operate. The site is unlined, and only partially capped. Environmental sampling conducted to date indicates that the contaminants of immediate concern are predominately volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) in ground water and perhaps air. The VOCs present in one or more environmental media include trichloroethylene (TCE); tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene (PCE)); trichloroethane (TCA); vinyl chloride; and methylene chloride. Contaminated or potentially contaminated environmental pathways associated with the site which are of greatest public health importance are on-site and off-site ground water, and possibly air. The site is considered to be of potential public health concern because of the risk to human health caused by the possibility of exposure to hazardous substances. While it does not appear that a human population is currently exposed to site contaminants, the potential for such exposure remains and should be carefully monitored.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7147698
• Report Number(s): PB-90-138751/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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