Health assessment for Chemplex Company, Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa, Region 7. CERCLIS No. IAD045372836. Final report

Technical Report · Thu Jan 03 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5673563

The Chemplex Company site is a proposed National Priorities List (NPL) site situated approximately 2 miles northwest of Camanche and approximately 4 miles southwest of downtown Clinton in Clinton County, Iowa. On-site soils and on-site and off-site groundwater are contaminated with considerable amounts of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), i.e. benzene, 1,1-dichloroethylene, 1,2-dichloroethylene, trichloroethylene, xylene, toluene, ethylbenzene, etc., and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) at levels of public health concern. The populations at risk of exposure include employees at the facility, remedial and construction workers, and residents in close proximity to the site. There are approximately 475 employees at the facility. Ten residences having an estimated population of 25 persons are located at various locations within a half-mile radius of the site. Area residents utilize private wells to obtain groundwater from the shallow bedrock aquifer for domestic and agricultural purposes. Potential human exposure pathways include ingestion, inhalation, and dermal contact with contaminated on-site soil and groundwater. The site poses a potential risk to human health because of possible exposures to contaminants at concentrations that may result in adverse health effects. Proposed remedial plans should reduce or eliminate potential risk.

• Research Organization: Iowa Dept. of Public Health, Des Moines, IA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5673563
• Report Number(s): PB-91-173153/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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