Health assessment for Old City Dump 1, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, Region 5. CERCLIS No. IND980607626. Preliminary report

Technical Report · Thu Jan 19 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5260901

The Old City Dump One site is listed on the National Priorities List. The 10- to 12-acre site accepted industrial and municipal wastes from 1938 until 1966. Incinerator burning occurred on site. The environmental contamination on-site consists of lead, chromium, polychlorinated biphenyls, acids, bases, and organic solvents. The site is considered to be a potential public health concern because of the risk to human health caused by the possibility of exposure to hazardous substances via contaminated ground water, surface water, soil, sediment, and air.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5260901
• Report Number(s): PB-90-106626/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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