Health assessment for Joslyn Manufacturing and Supply Company, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, Region 5. CERCLIS No. MND044799856. Preliminary report

Technical Report · Tue Jun 27 04:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:5309479

The 29-acre site was used for wood treating from the 1920s until 1980. In 1983 the site was listed on the National Priorities List due to extensive soil and ground-water contamination. The contaminants of concern at the site are pentachlorophenol (PCP), heavy metals (arsenic, chromium and copper), and carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons derived from creosote. Chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans, which are often found as impurities in PCP, are also of concern. Records indicate that wastes from wood-treating processes were disposed of into on-site waste ponds. Several large spills also occurred. The site is considered to be of potential public health concern because of the risk to human health caused by the possibility of exposure to hazardous substances via ground water, surface water, and soil. Exposure via ingestion of wild life or inhalation of fugitive dusts is also possible, but the degree of exposure via these routes would be less.

• Research Organization: Minnesota Dept. of Health, Minneapolis, MN (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5309479
• Report Number(s): PB-90-108127/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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