Health assessment for Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (Saratoga Springs Plant), Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York, Region 2. CERCLIS No. NYD980664361. Preliminary report

Technical Report · Wed Jan 30 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5672433

The Niagara Mohawk site is located in the City of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, and consists of approximately six acres. This site has been placed on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Priorities List. The site is currently owned and operated by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation. Historically, the site was used for the manufacture of coal gas by the Saratoga Gas and Light Company and New York Power and Light Corporation between approximately 1853 and 1940. Current use of the site consists of a regional operations facility and a substation. Based upon information reviewed, this site is of potential health concern because of the potential risk to human health resulting from possible exposure to volatile organic compounds, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, and pesticides (DDE and DDD) at concentrations that may result in adverse human health effects. Exposure to these contaminants may be occurring and may have occurred from ingestion of contaminated groundwater, contact with contaminated sediment or stream water and inhalation or dermal contact by on-site workers. This site is not being considered by ATSDR for follow-up health activities at this time because no present or past pathway of exposure can be defined based on currently available data relevant to the site.

• Research Organization: New York State Dept. of Health, Albany, NY (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5672433
• Report Number(s): PB-91-173096/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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