Health assessment for petitioned public health assessment, Southern Wood Piedmont Company, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, Region 4. CERCLIS No. GAD051034387. Final report

Technical Report · Fri Mar 13 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:5270778

The Southern Wood Piedmont (SWP) site is located in Augusta, Georgia. Wood-treating operations were conducted at the site from 1923 until 1988. Closure operations at the facility were regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). When the facility was operating, wastewaters containing hazardous substances were discharged to an on-site, unlined surface impoundment and to off-site drainage ditches. These disposal practices resulted in contamination of groundwater with high concentrations of wood treatment chemicals. Currently, all of the homes in the affected neighborhoods are reportedly connected to the public water system. Sediment samples from drainage ditches along the eastern border of the SWP facility were contaminated with site-related chemicals. The SWP site is categorized as an indeterminate public health hazard. Past exposures to on-site and off-site contamination may have exceeded current dose levels. ATSDR has recommended to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) that action be taken.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5270778
• Report Number(s): PB-92-167543/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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