Health assessment for Tri-County Landfill/Waste Management, Douth Elgin, Illinois, Region 5. CERCLIS No. ILD048306138. Preliminary report

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

OSTI ID:5225323

The Tri-County Landfill (TCS) Site is listed on the National Priorities List. The site is located in South Elgin (Kane County), Illinois. Preliminary on-site ground-water sampling results have identified various volatile organic compounds. They include: benzene (42 ppb), chlorobenzene (4 ppb), chloroethane (45 ppb), and cyanide (18 ppb). The site is considered to be of potential public health concern because of the risk to human health caused by the possibility of human exposure to hazardous substances. Ingestion and direct contact with contaminated soil and leachate from the site by on-site employees, remediation workers, and area residents are possible routes of exposure. In addition, ingestion and direct contact with contaminated ground-water and surface water may provide other possible routes of exposure to these subpopulations.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5225323
• Report Number(s): PB-90-106667/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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