Health assessment for Mica Landfill, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, Region 10. CERCLIS No. WAD980511661. Preliminary report

Technical Report · Tue Aug 09 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:5133535

The Mica Landfill site is listed on the National Priorities List. The 180-acre site has been owned by Spokane County Utilities since 1972, and had been permitted by the State of Washington to handle hazardous waste until 1981 in addition to domestic and industrial waste. The primary contamination on-site consists of methane (up to 100% of the lower explosive limit) in boreholes; iron (33 ppm), phenol (20 ppb), arsenic (1 ppb), chromium (10 ppb), and mercury (5 ppb) in shallow groundwater; and 1,1-dichloroethane (250 ppb), 1,2-dichloroethane (31 ppb), vinyl chloride (30 ppb), dichlorofluoromethane (520 ppb), benzene (30 ppb), trichloroethylene (80 ppb), 1,1,1-trichloroethane (168 ppb), acetone (5,200 ppb), and toluene (1,120 ppb) in leachate from the landfill. The site is considered to be of potential public health concern because of the risk to human health caused by the possibility of exposure to hazardous substances via contaminated ground water, surface water, and leachate.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5133535
• Report Number(s): PB-90-119462/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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