Health assessment for San Gabriel Valley, San Gabriel, Los Angelos County, California, Region 9. CERCLIS Nos. CAD980677355, CAD980818512, CAD980818579, CAD980817985. Preliminary report

Technical Report · Mon Apr 10 04:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:5103166

A large portion of the ground water in the San Gabriel basin has been contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at concentrations of public health concern. The primary contaminants in the study area are PCE, TCE, and CTC, although other VOCs have been identified in the ground water. The sources of the contamination are currently unidentified and, therefore, physical hazards such as open storage tanks, vessels, drums, or general debris associated with the sources cannot be fully addressed. The El Monte area site is considered to be of public health concern because of the risk to human health caused by the likelihood of exposure to hazardous substances through the use of the contaminated ground water. The other NPL areas in the San Gabriel study area are of potential public health concern because of the potential for exposures to contaminants through ingestion of contaminated ground water, inhalation and/or dermal contact.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5103166
• Report Number(s): PB-90-118589/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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