Public health assessment for Fairfield Coal Gasification Plant, Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, Region 7. Cerclis No. IAD981124167. (January 15, 1997). Final report
The Fairfield Coal Gasification site is located in the southwest section of Fairfield, Iowa. Coal tar wastes and ammonium liquor, along with spent oxide waste from the gas purification process were disposed in on-site pits. In a 1986 study conducted by IE, polycyclic hydrocarbons (PAHs), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and metals were found in on-site soil and groundwater. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted an investigation in 1987 that confirmed the presence of these contaminants on-site and found them to be migrating to off-site areas as well. ATSDR and IDPH concluded, based on review of available data, that the Fairfield Coal Gasification site was a past public health hazard. People living in the area were exposed to site-related contaminants in private well water and the air. Under current site conditions, the site poses no apparent public health hazard. The contaminated well is no longer used and remedial actions have been implemented. Soil remedial activities were completed in May 1995. A pump and treat system for groundwater has been operational since 1990.
- Research Organization:
- Iowa Dept. of Public Health, Des Moines, IA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 442364
- Report Number(s):
- PB-97-132252/XAB; TRN: 70341533
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: DN: See also PB--91-115576; PBD: 15 Jan 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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