Health assessment for Adrian Municipal Well Field Site, Adrian, Minnesota, Region 5. CERCLIS No. MND980904023. Final report

Technical Report · Mon Aug 27 00:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:6173454

The Adrian Municipal Well Field is listed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the National Priorities List (NPL). In September 1983, 1,2-dichloroethane (1,2-DCA), a volatile organic compound (VOC), was detected in City Wells 3 and 4. Subsequent sampling in January 1984 indicated increased levels of VOC contamination in Wells 3 and 4. In January 1984, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) issued a health advisory recommending that Wells 3 and 4 not be used as a source of drinking water. Underground storage tanks (USTs) containing gasoline and fuel oil have been identified as the source of contaminants to ground water. The primary potential route of human exposure to the contaminants at the Adrian site is through the use of contaminated ground water (i.e., ingestion, inhalation, dermal contact, and ingestion of garden vegetables contaminated via watering). The proximity of all the city wells to the gasoline and fuel oil contaminant plume, the hydrologic characteristics of the meltwater channel from which the city wells draw their water, and seasonal variations in direction and rate of ground-water flow indicate a need for continued caution in the use of all city wells.

• Research Organization: Minnesota Dept. of Health, Minneapolis, MN (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6173454
• Report Number(s): PB-91-115709/XAB
• Resource Relation: Other Information: See also PB--90-107988
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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