Health assessment for Lauer 1 Sanitary Landfill, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, Region 5. CERCLIS No. WID058735994. Preliminary report

Technical Report · Tue Jun 06 00:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:5225360

The Lauer 1 Sanitary Landfill is listed on the National Priorities List. The site is located immediately east of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin in the northeast corner of Waukesha County. From the 1950s to 1972, the privately-owned landfill accepted a variety of municipal and industrial wastes. Contaminants recovered from analysis of on-site leachate samples in 1982 consisted of the following chemicals and concentrations: benzene (750 micro grams/l), cyanide (98 micro grams/l), toluene (90 micro grams/l), and zinc (173 micro gram/l). Based on the available information, the site is considered to be of potential public health concern. The risk to human health caused by the possibility of exposure to hazardous substances is via contaminated groundwater, surface water, soil and air. Additional exposures may exist through the ingestion of contaminated plants and animals.

• Research Organization: Wisconsin Div. of Health, Madison, WI (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5225360
• Report Number(s): PB-90-109059/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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