Health assessment for Ninth Avenue Dump National Priorities List (NPL) Site, Gary, Indiana, Region 5. CERCLIS No. IND980794432. Final report
The Ninth Avenue Dump is a 17-acre National Priorities List Site located in an industrialized area within the city limits of Gary, Indiana. A number of contaminants were detected in on-site and off-site ground water, surface water, sediments, and soil samples. Contaminants of concern at the Ninth Avenue Dump Site include: chromium, lead, benzene, polychlorinated biphenyls, 2-butanone, ethylbenzene, toluene, trichloroethylene, vinyl chloride, and xylenes. The pathways for human exposure to site contaminants is through the dermal absorption, ingestion, or inhalation of contaminants from ground water, surface water, soil, air, or contaminated food-chain entities. There is currently no documented exposure to site contaminants. However, the site is considered to be of potential public health concern because of the potential risk to human health resulting from possible exposure to hazardous substances at concentrations that may result in adverse health effects.
- Research Organization:
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5184284
- Report Number(s):
- PB-90-106725/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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