Health assessment for Murray-Ohio Dump, Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County, Tennessee, Region 4. CERCLIS No. TND980728836. Preliminary report

Technical Report · Mon Jun 18 00:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:6876203

The Horseshoe Bend Dump site has been proposed for the National Priorities List by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The site is contained in 12 acres on Horseshoe Bend, a sharp, narrow bend of Shoal Creek in Lawrence County, Tennessee, approximately 1.5 miles southwest of Lawrenceburg. The site consists of approximately 5 acres in the extreme northern tip of the bend on low-lying terrain immediately adjacent to Shoal Creek and the actual disposal pits cover areas totalling about 2 acres. The Horseshoe Bend Dump site is located in a rural, residential area. About 19,000 persons depend on a municipal water system whose intakes (ground water and surface water) are located about 1 mile from the site. Based on the information reviewed, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry has concluded that the site is of potential public health concern because humans may be exposed to hazardous substances at concentrations that may result in adverse health effects. As noted in the Human Exposure Pathways Section below, exposure to lead could occur via ingestion of contaminants in surface water, sediment, soil, ground water, and food-chain entities; inhalation of contaminants in air; and dermal contact with contaminants in surface water, sediment, soil, and ground water.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6876203
• Report Number(s): PB-90-241951/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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