Health assessment for H. Brown Company, Inc. , Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, Region 5. CERCLIS No. MID017075136. Preliminary report

Technical Report · Tue Apr 18 04:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:6165030

The H. Brown site comprises 3.5 acres one quarter mile west of the Grand River at 2200 Turner Street, City of Walker, Grand Rapids, Michigan. On this site , formerly a filled wetland, Mr. Brown conducted a wet-cell battery reclamation business from 1961 to 1982. In 1979 a stainless steel pan and holding tank were installed, and the contaminants collected in this system were removed from the site for appropriate disposal. The company terminated the reclamation business in 1982, but has since stockpiled many batteries and battery parts in a manner that may result in battery acid leakage. The environmental contaminants known to have been dumped on the ground are sulfuric acid containing lead compounds, crushed lead plates from wet-cell batteries, and other scrap metals. Potential environmental pathways include groundwater, surface water and soil contamination on- and off-site. Potential human exposure pathways include ingestion of groundwater from private wells and ingestion of surface water from the Grand River near the site's drain discharge, direct contact with contaminated soil or surface water on-site, and direct contact with contaminated soil or surface water off-site along the route of the site's drainage. The site is of potential public health concern because of the risk to human health that could result from possible exposure to hazardous substances at levels that may result in adverse health effects over time.

• Research Organization: Medical Coll. of Ohio, Toledo, OH (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6165030
• Report Number(s): PB-92-109305/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
CONTAMINATION
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE PATHWAY
FEDERAL REGION V
GROUND WATER
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
LAND POLLUTION
LAWS
LEAD
LEAD-ACID BATTERIES
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
METALS
MICHIGAN
NORTH AMERICA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION LAWS
PUBLIC HEALTH
REMEDIAL ACTION
RISK ASSESSMENT
SOILS
SULFURIC ACID
SURFACE WATERS
US SUPERFUND
USA
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WATER
WATER POLLUTION