Public health assessment for Agrico Chemical Site, Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, Region 4. Cerclis No. FLD980221857. Final report
The Agrico Chemical Co. Superfund site (Agrico) is a former sulfuric acid and phosphate fertilizer production facility in Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida. The authors focused their public assessment on the following chemicals: arsenic, chromium, fluoride, lead, manganese, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), sulfate and vanadium. Workers and treapassers on the site may have accidentally eaten contaminated soil or waste sludge, or gotten this material or contaminated water on their skin. Arsenic in surface soil on the site may also increase the risk of skin, bladder, liver, kidney and lung cancer. Arsenic in surface soil at the onsite baseball field, and lead and PAHs in surface soil on and off of the site would result in no apparent increase in the risk of cancer. Analysis of off-site surface soil samples has been limited to PAHs, fluoride and three analyses for lead. Based on the information the authors have, this site is a public health hazard.
- Research Organization:
- Florida State Dept. of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Tallahassee, FL (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 39537
- Report Number(s):
- PB-95-181764/XAB; TRN: 51041894
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 7 Feb 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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