Public health assessment for Agate Lake Scrap Yard, Fairview Township, Cass County, Minnesota, Region 5. Cerclis No. MND980898068 (September 29, 1993). Final report
The Agate Lake Scrapyard site operated from 1952 to 1982. The site's owner bought and sold scrap items such as automobiles, appliances, and scrap metal. A home-made burner and a smelter were used to recover aluminum, copper, and lead. Consultants for the responsible parties conducted a remedial investigation study to determine the extent of contamination in groundwater, surface water, and soil, as well as some removal actions. PCBs are present in soil at the site. Dioxins and furans have also been detected in surface soils at the site. VOCs, primarily PCE, were detected in a limited area of shallow groundwater below the site. Because (1) until removed, the levels of metals, PCBs, dioxins, and chlorinated furans have been present in surface materials in concentrations which could be harmful to human health if people are/were exposed to them; (2) access to contaminated media was not completely restricted to prevent trespassing and possible human exposure to chemicals; (3) there were physical hazards at the site; and (4) past activities may have resulted in significant human exposure to persons at the site, the Agate Lake Scrapyard site, as it existed in the past, is classified as a Public Health Hazard for the purposes of the Public Health Assessment.
- Research Organization:
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 5817176
- Report Number(s):
- PB-94-103371/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Terrestrial-- Site Resource & Use Studies-- (1990-)
ALUMINIUM
APPLIANCES
AROMATICS
AUTOMOBILES
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CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
CONTAMINATION
COPPER
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DIOXIN
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE PATHWAY
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GROUND WATER
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
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HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION RETRIEVAL
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METALS
MINNESOTA
NORTH AMERICA
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POLLUTION LAWS
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS
PUBLIC HEALTH
REMEDIAL ACTION
RISK ASSESSMENT
SCRAP
SCRAP METALS
SMELTERS
SOILS
SOLID WASTES
SURFACE WATERS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
US SUPERFUND
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WASTES
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