Public health assessment for petro-processors of Lousiana Incorporated, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, Region 6. Cerclis No. LAD057482713. Final report
The Petro-Processors of Louisiana, Inc. (PPI) site, located in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, operated two waste disposal facilities: the Brooklawn area and the Scenic Highway area. Both areas contain chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons and chlorinated hydrocarbons. Contaminants have been detected in samples from soil, groundwater, surface water, and air at the Brooklawn area and in soil, groundwater, and air at the Scenic Highway area. The site is considered a public health hazard because of risks to human health from past, present, and future exposure to hazardous substances. Exposure pathways of public health concern are: ingestion of contaminated fish, potential ingestion of contaminated groundwater and wildlife, dermal contact with contaminated sediments, inhalation of airborne volatile contaminants prior to and during remedial activities, and dermal contact and incidental ingestion of contaminated soils.
- Research Organization:
- Louisiana Dept. of Health and Hospitals, Baton Rouge, LA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 200222
- Report Number(s):
- PB-96-137351/XAB; TRN: 60513136
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 16 Jan 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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