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Health assessment for Republic Steel Quarry, Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, Region 5. CERCLIS No. OHD980903447. Preliminary report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5253147

The Republic Steel Quarry site is a National Priorities List site located in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio. Contaminants of concern in surface water, sediments, surface soil, and ground water including methylene chloride, aluminum, barium, calcium, manganese, nickel, potassium, iron, chromium pyrene, oil and grease, acetone, 2-butanone, benzo(a) pyrene, benzo(a) anthracene, benzo(b) fluoranthene, benzo(g,h,i) perylene, bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, butylbenzyl phthalate, and arsenic. 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 contaminated ground water, surface water, and soil; dermal absorption of contaminants found in the surface soil and surface water; consumption of contaminated fish caught from the quarry; and inhalation of contaminated soil/dust.

Research Organization:
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (USA)
OSTI ID:
5253147
Report Number(s):
PB-90-108952/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English