Health assessment for Green River Disposal, Inc. , Daviess County, Kentucky, Region 4. CERCLIS No. KYD980501076. Final report

Technical Report · Wed Jan 30 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5477484

The Green River Disposal, Inc. site - located on approximately 14 acres - in Daviess County, Kentucky, has been added (Update 7) to the National Priorities List by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Landfill and drum disposal operations were conducted on the property from 1970 until the facility was closed in 1984. Domestic and industrial wastes were accepted at the site. Industrial wastes included aluminum dross saltcake, steel dust, phenolic resin, paint, ferrocyanide, and oils. On the basis of the information reviewed, ATSDR has concluded that the site may be of public health concern because of long-term exposure to contaminants off-site at concentrations that may result in adverse health effects. As noted in the Human Exposure Pathways Section above, results from a single sampling suggest that human exposure to substantive levels of bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (BEHP) might be occurring through potable and household uses of groundwater from a few of the private wells in the area. Human exposure to metals and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from wastes and contaminated soils and sediments might occur to on-site intruders and to remedial workers. Additional information is needed to more fully evaluate releases, migration, and resulting contaminant levels at points of potential human exposure, as well as associated potential health concerns.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5477484
• Report Number(s): PB-91-173146/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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