Health assessment for Electrovoice (Cecil St. Area), Berrien County, Michigan, Region 5. CERCLIS No. MID005068143. Preliminary report

Technical Report · Fri Mar 10 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5184592

Electrovoice, an existing electroplating facility, is located on an 11.5-acre site that previously consisted of various industries and a dump. In 1952, Electrovoice constructed two bentonite-clay-lined lagoons (north and south) for disposal of liquid wastes. The north lagoon was the primary discharge lagoon. Electrovoice discharged metal plating wastes to the north lagoon from 1952 until 1962 when use of the lagoons was discontinued. In 1979, an industrial sewer line broke, resulting in the discharge of an unknown quantity of plating wastes into the abandoned lagoons. Analyses of soils collected from the fuel tank area indicate the presence of the volatile organic compounds: trichloroethene (TCE), tetrachloroethene (PCE), cis-1,2-dichloroethene, and 1,1,1-trichloroethane. Sufficient data is not presently available to determine the extent or source of the potential on-site contamination. Volatile organic analyses indicate groundwater contaminated with xylene (2,500 ppb), toluene (1,500 ppb), and methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) (9,5000 ppb). Metal analyses indicated the presence of lead as high as 960 ppb and cadmium (50 ppb) in the groundwater. The presence of TCE, PCE, cis-1,2-dichloroethene and 1,1,1-trichloroethane were found in the soil samples only. These contaminants are not present in the groundwater. The site is of potential public health concern because of the risk to human health resulting from possible exposure to hazardous substances. Human exposure to volatile organic compounds and specific metals may be occurring and may have occurred in the past via exposure to/ingestion of contaminated water.

• Research Organization: Michigan Dept. of Public Health, Lansing, MI (USA). Center for Environmental Health Sciences
• OSTI ID: 5184592
• Report Number(s): PB-90-106972/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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