Health assessment for South Point Plant, South Point, Ohio, Region 5. CERCLIS No. OHD071650592. Preliminary report

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

OSTI ID:5254172

The South Point Plant Site, listed on the National Priorities List, is an active ethanol-producing facility. Ammonia, urea nitrogen fertilizer, and formaldehyde were produced on-site from 1943 to 1979. Several unlined landfills and surface impoundments on-site were used for process waste disposal. Preliminary ground water sampling results have identified chloride (676 ppm), iron (386 ppm), manganese (97 ppm), nitrate (135 ppm), and sulfate (760 ppm). Nitrate (7 to 17 ppm) and manganese (30 to 70 ppb) were identified in surface water samples. In addition, a list of suspected site contaminants were reported that included cadmium, formaldehyde, chromium, arsenic trioxide, and creosote products. The site is considered to be of public health concern because of the risk to human health caused by the possibility of human exposure to hazardous substances. Ingestion of and direct contact with contaminated ground water and surface water are the exposure pathways of concern. Other possible exposure pathways include direct contact with and possible ingestion and inhalation of contaminated soil and ingestion of bioaccumulated contaminants in the area food chain.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5254172
• Report Number(s): PB-90-108986/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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