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Title: Public health assessment for Butz Landfill, Jackson Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, Region 3. Cerclis No. PAD981034705. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:239057

The Butz Landfill in Jackson Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, was added to the Environmental Protection Agency`s (EPA) National Priorities List (NPL) in March 1989. Groundwater contamination downgradient of the site, with subsequent contamination of private residential wells by volatile organic compounds (VOCs), eventually led EPA to construct a potable public water supply. The major contaminants found in the private wells are 1,1-dichloroethene (1,1-DCE), 1,2-dichloroethene (1,2-DCE), trichloroethene (TCE), and tetrachloroethene (PCE). The site posed a past public health hazard because people were exposed to contaminated groundwater.

Research Organization:
Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Harrisburg, PA (United States)
OSTI ID:
239057
Report Number(s):
PB-96-162326/XAB; TRN: 61341162
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 29 Mar 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English