Health assessment for Gurley Pit, Edmondson, Arkansas, Region 6. CERCLIS No. ARD035662469. Final report

Technical Report · Fri Jan 06 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5184805

The Gurley Pit is a National Priorities List site which is located about 1.2 miles north of the City of Edmondson, Arkansas. Elevated concentrations of heavy metals, sodium (may not be site-related), PCBs, volatiles, and semi-volatiles were found on-site. Because of the naturally occurring inorganics (including sodium) in the regional ground water and the minimal background data, it could not be determined conclusively if the site was contributing inorganic contamination to the ground water. However, since no significant site-related organic contamination was found in the ground water, it appears that the potential for migration of inorganics to the shallow aquifer is minimal. The site without remediation is a potential public health concern because human exposure to heavy metals may occur or be occurring and may have occurred in the past via the possible ingestion of potentially contaminated plants from nearby agricultural fields and of consumption of animals watered with contaminated ground water and/or surface water.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5184805
• Report Number(s): PB-90-111386/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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