Health assessment for East Bethel Demolition Landfill, East Bethel, Minnesota, Region 5. CERCLIS No. MND981088180. Preliminary report

Technical Report · Tue Jun 27 00:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:5184947

The East Bethel Site is listed on the 1986 National Priorities List. It was operated as an unpermitted solid-waste-disposal site from 1969 to 1971. In October 1971 the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued a solid-waste-disposal facility permit for a 60-acre landfill at the site. Hazardous industrial wastes reported to have been disposed of at the site include cleaning solvents, waste ink, caustics and acids, paint, waste oils, thinner, dry-cleaning solvents, liquids with a strong chemical odor, small transformers, and 8-ounce cans of ether. Volatile organic compounds, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, and heavy metals have been detected in on-site ground water. 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 via direct human contact with contaminated ground water, or via ingestion of contaminated livestock or crops.

• Research Organization: Minnesota Dept. of Health, Minneapolis, MN (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5184947
• Report Number(s): PB-90-108085/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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