Health assessment for United Nuclear Corporation Churchrock NPL (National Priorities List) Site, McKinley County, New Mexico, Region 6. CERCLIS No. NMD030443303. Final report

Technical Report · Mon Nov 21 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:5274400

The United Nuclear Corporation Churchrock National Priorities List site is located about 15 miles northeast of Gallup, in McKinley County, New Mexico. The site consists of a uranium mill and the tailings disposal area. No persons live on site. To date, only ground water and, to some extent, surface water and air have been investigated. The ground water was found to be contaminated with heavy metals and radioisotopes. The site is of potential public health concern because of the risk to human health resulting from possible exposure to metals and radioisotopes that may occur via ingestion, inhalation, and dermal absorption of contaminated ground water and surface water.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5274400
• Report Number(s): PB-90-111311/XAB; TRN: 90-026004
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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