Health assessment for Barrels, Inc. , Lansing, Michigan, Region 5. CERCLIS No. MID017188673. Preliminary report

Technical Report · Fri Sep 30 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:5220604

Barrels, Inc. is listed on the National Priorities List. The two-acre site, located in a principally industrial area of Lansing, Michigan, operated as a barrel-reclamation facility until 1985. On-site soil-sampling results revealed the following contaminants of concern and their associated maximum detected concentrations: total polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), 10,224 ppm; chromium, 15,000 ppm; lead, 71,000 ppm; and oil and grease, 170,000 ppm. Additional on-site environmental media sampling showed lead (350 ppb) and 1,2-dichloroethane (15 ppb) to the present in ground water, and various volatile hydrocarbons such as benzene and methylene chloride present in ambient air. The site is considered to be of potential public health concern because of the risk of exposure to on-site soils containing high levels of lead, PCBs, and other substances. Access to the site should be completely restricted. The possibilities of contaminated air and ground water moving off-site, and the potential that off-site soil contamination exists, should be investigated.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5220604
• Report Number(s): PB-90-106857/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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