Health assessment for Organic Chemicals, Inc. , Grandville, Michigan, Region 5. CERCLIS No. MID990858003. Preliminary report

Technical Report · Mon Apr 10 04:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:5220374

Organic Chemicals, Inc. is listed on the National Priorities List. The twenty-acre facility is located in an industrial area southwest of Grand Rapids. The company reclaims solvents and manufactures small quantities of various organic chemicals. From at least September 1974 to June 1980, the facility discharged process water to a seepage lagoon on-site, resulting in contaminated ground water. The maximum levels of groundwater contaminants from the most recent organic analyses include: methylene chloride (11,000 ppb), 1,2-dichloroethane (68 ppb), 1,2-dichloropropane (1,306 ppb), trichloroethylene (2,200 ppb), tetrachloroethylene (4,540 ppb), benzene (673 ppb), ethyl benzene (1,200 ppb), toluene (21,000 ppb), xylene (10,000 ppb), and nearly 70 other substances. The potential human exposure pathways are: ingestion of contaminated ground water, surface water, and consumable animals and plants; direct contact with contaminated soil; dermal contact with contaminated surface water and inhalation of volatilizing contaminants and fugitive dust. 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. Human exposure to the contaminants of concern may occur via the described pathways.

• Research Organization: Michigan Dept. of Public Health, Lansing, MI (USA). Center for Environmental Health Sciences
• OSTI ID: 5220374
• Report Number(s): PB-90-104613/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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