Health assessment for Allied Corp. Kalamazoo Plant, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Region 5. CERCLIS No. MID006007306. Preliminary report

Technical Report · Mon Dec 23 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5269862

The Allied Paper/Portage Creek/Kalamazoo River Superfund site is listed on the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) National Priorities List (NPL). Extensive contamination with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) has been found in the water, sediments, and fauna of the river and the creek since sampling started in 1971. A number of remedial actions are being planned or are in process in the site area. The site is a public health hazard due to the threat to health from contact with and incidental ingestion and inhalation of contaminated soils and ingestion of contaminated biota. In addition, abandoned structures, irregular terrain, and unstable land on the Allied Paper, Inc. Residual Disposal Area site present physical hazards to members of the public who might use the area. The Allied Paper, Inc. Residual Disposal Area has been fenced.

• Research Organization: Michigan Dept. of Public Health, Lansing, MI (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5269862
• Report Number(s): PB-92-166560/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AROMATICS
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
CONTAMINATION
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
FOOD CHAINS
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
INHALATION
INTAKE
LAWS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MICHIGAN
MONITORING
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION LAWS
PUBLIC HEALTH
REMEDIAL ACTION
RISK ASSESSMENT
RIVERS
SEDIMENTS
SITE SURVEYS
SOILS
STREAMS
SURFACE WATERS
US SUPERFUND
USA
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT