Public health assessment for Fort Lewis (landfill number 5) Fort Lewis, Pierce County, Washington, Region 10. CERCLIS No. WA9214053465. Final report

Technical Report · Wed Jun 30 00:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:6142301

Fort Lewis is in Pierce and Thurston Counties, Washington, on the eastern shore of the southern part of Puget Sound. Because of its past practices involving use and disposal of hazardous substances, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considered Fort Lewis for listing on the National Priorities List (NPL) of hazardous sites in October 1984. Sampling data at Landfill Number 5 have shown that groundwater is contaminated with volatile organic compounds, inorganic chemicals, and heavy metals. The groundwater contamination has been identified as a shallow plume extending approximately 3,000 feet west of the landfill. Because all private and public drinking water wells are upgradient of the contamination, there is no apparent potential receptor population downgradient.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6142301
• Report Number(s): PB-93-208932/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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