Health assessment for Motor Wheel Incorporated, Ingham County, Michigan, Region 5. CERCLIS No. MID980702989. Preliminary report

Technical Report · Wed Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5310029

Motor Wheel Incorporated is currently listed on the National Priorities List. The 22-acre site, located on the northeast side of Lansing, was used from approximately 1938 to 1979 by Motor Wheel as a disposal site for paints, solvents, and other wastes generated in the manufacturing of wheels for the automotive industry. Results of investigations showed ground water in a shallow glacial-drift aquifer was contaminated with organic compounds. Respective maximum concentrations in parts per billion (ppb) were toluene, 15; 1,1-dichloroethane, 67; chloroethane, 310; 1,1-dichloroethylene, 390 and pentachlorophenol, 76. The highest level of anhydrous ammonia (10,500 ppb) was located at the outfall pit. The majority of the available information deals with groundwater contamination at the site. The site is of potential public health concern because of the risk to human health that could result from possible exposure to hazardous substances at levels that may result in adverse health effects over time. Human exposure to volatile organic compounds may occur via inhalation or by dermal contact.

• Research Organization: Michigan Dept. of Public Health, Lansing, MI (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5310029
• Report Number(s): PB-90-107897/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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