Public health assessment for Strasburg Landfill, Newlin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, Region 3. Cerclis No. PAD000441337. Final report
The Strasburg Landfill is a National Priorities List (Update 7) site located approximately 4 miles southeast of Coatesville in western Newlin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The landfill is currently inactive but was previously used for the disposal of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) wastes and sludges as well as other industrial and municipal wastes. Numerous volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including vinyl chloride, benzene, trichloroethene, and tetrachloroethene, have been detected in groundwater from on-site and off-site monitoring wells. Contaminated groundwater appears to have migrated off-site and has impacted several private residential wells. The nearest residents live within 500 feet of the site and about 80 homes lie within a one-half mile radius. Those residents and recreating visitors to the site (joggers, all terrain vehicle (ATV) riders) may also be exposed to contaminants by direct contact with soil, sediment, and leachates, and by inhalation of organic vapors and dust. The Pennsylvania Department of Health (PADOH) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) conclude that the site is a public health hazard.
- Research Organization:
- Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Harrisburg, PA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 5757499
- Report Number(s):
- PB-94-103157/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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540250* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Site Resource & Use Studies-- (1990-)
AROMATICS
BENZENE
CHLORIDES
CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
CONTAMINATION
DATA PROCESSING
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DISPERSIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE PATHWAY
FLUIDS
GASES
GROUND WATER
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
INHALATION
INTAKE
LAWS
LEACHATES
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MIXTURES
MUNICIPAL WASTES
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PENNSYLVANIA
POLLUTION LAWS
POLYMERS
POLYVINYLS
PROCESSING
PUBLIC HEALTH
PVC
RESIDENTIAL SECTOR
RISK ASSESSMENT
SANITARY LANDFILLS
SEDIMENTS
SLUDGES
SOILS
SOLUTIONS
TASK SCHEDULING
TOXIC MATERIALS
US NATIONAL PROGRAM PLANS
US SUPERFUND
USA
VAPORS
VINYL CHLORIDE
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
WATER
WATER WELLS
WELLS