Health assessment for Spartan Chemical Company, Wyoming, Michigan, Region 5. CERCLIS No. MID079300125. Preliminary report

Technical Report · Wed Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5219873

The Spartan Chemical Company is listed on the National Priorities List. The company distributes liquid industrial chemicals including lacquer thinners, solvents, and wash thinners. Contamination was detected in 1975. Analyses of sampling revealed the following maximum levels of organic compounds: benzene (1,600 ppb), chlorobenzene (780 ppb), 1,2-dichloroethane (73 ppb), trans-1,2-dichloroethylene (13,000 ppb), 1,2-dichloropropane (140 ppb), tetrachloroethylene (1,100 ppb), toluene (260,000 ppb), 1,1,1-trichloroethane (6,300 ppb), trichloroethylene (1,900 ppb), vinyl chloride (210 ppb), xylene (41,000 ppb), and methyl ethyl ketone (6,200 ppb). Soil borings have shown a similar profile of contaminants. It is notable that, when the contamination was discovered in 1975, explosive conditions prevailed in the storm sewer into which the ground water was discharged. The site is of potential public health concern because of the risk to human health that could result from possible exposure to hazardous substances at levels that may result in adverse health effects over time. Potentially contaminated environmental media are surface and subsurface soil, surface water, ground water, consumable plants and animals, and air.

• Research Organization: Michigan Dept. of Public Health, Lansing, MI (USA). Center for Environmental Health Sciences
• OSTI ID: 5219873
• Report Number(s): PB-90-107285/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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