Public health assessment for Koppers Company/Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, Region 4. CERCLIS No. SCD980310239. Preliminary report

Technical Report · Thu Jul 22 04:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:6119296

The Koppers Company Incorporated - Charleston (KCI-C) site is located in an industrialized area in the Charleston Heights district of Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina. Past disposal practices resulted in contamination of the site and a nearby marsh area. The excavation of the barge canal in 1984 released contaminants from the marsh land to the Ashley River. Contaminants identified as being of concern include polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), pentachlorophenol (PCP), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and metals. PAHs and PCBs were also detected in fish and shell fish tissue samples collected from the Ashley, Copper, and Wando rivers and the Charleston Harbor. Potential exposure pathways were identified for on-site soil, surface water, groundwater, sediments, and air. There are no known routes of exposure occurring from contaminants onsite; however, there is a potential for future exposures if the site becomes residential.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6119296
• Report Number(s): PB-93-216828/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
AROMATICS
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
CONTAMINATION
COPPER
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE PATHWAY
EXCAVATION
FISHES
FOOD CHAINS
GROUND WATER
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
METALS
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
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ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHENOL
PHENOLS
POLLUTION
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
PUBLIC HEALTH
RESIDENTIAL SECTOR
RISK ASSESSMENT
RIVERS
SAMPLING
SEDIMENTS
SOILS
SOUTH CAROLINA
STREAMS
SURFACE WATERS
TOXICITY
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
USA
VERTEBRATES
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WATER POLLUTION