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Public health assessment for Mid-Atlantic Wood Preservers, Harmans, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Region 3. Cerclis No. MDD064882889. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5367859
The Mid-Atlantic Wood Preservers (MAWP) Site, located in Harmans, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, has been evaluated for potential health risks to on-site workers and the neighboring community. The MAWP facility has been operating since 1974, using a chromated copper arsenate (CCA) solution to treat wood. The Remedial Investigation, conducted in 1989, reaffirmed the presence of significantly elevated copper, arsenic and chromium in on-site soils. Pathways of completed human exposure include current and past inhalation of fugitive dust and incidental ingestion of on-site surface soil from the treatment yard and storage yard. Possible past exposure to hexavalent chromium in drinking water from private groundwater wells next to the site is also a concern. This site is currently a public health hazard due to past and current exposure to chromium and arsenic in on-site surface soil.
Research Organization:
Maryland Dept. of the Environment, Baltimore, MD (United States)
OSTI ID:
5367859
Report Number(s):
PB-94-125721/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English