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Health assessment for Reilly Tar and Chemical Corporation Site, St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota, Region 5. CERCLIS No. MND980609804. Preliminary report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5253097
Reilly Tar and Chemical Corporation (Reilly Tar) Site, St. Louis Park, Minnesota is listed on the National Priorities List. The facility was formerly Republic Creosote Works. Reilly Tar operated a coal-tar refinery and wood-preserving plant at the site from 1917 until 1972. Soil and surficial ground-water contamination by a variety of coal tar-related chemicals were detected in the immediate vicinity of the former plant site. In addition, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are constituents of creosote and coal tar, have been detected in some of the bedrock aquifers in the St. Louis Park area. The site is considered to be of potential public health concern because of the risk to human health caused by the possibility of exposure to hazardous substances via ingestion of, inhalation of, and dermal contact with contaminated ground water, dermal contact with contaminated soil/sludge, and accidental ingestion of contaminated soil/sludge.
Research Organization:
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (USA)
OSTI ID:
5253097
Report Number(s):
PB-90-107426/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English