Public health assessment for US Defense General Supply Center, Richmond, Chesterfield County, Virginia, Region 3. CERCLIS No. VA3971520751. Final report

Technical Report · Wed Apr 21 04:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:6240205

Defense General Supply Center (DGSC), south of Richmond, Virginia in Chesterfield County, is a military supply distribution center. The facility currently manages and furnishes military general supplies to the Armed Forces and several federal civilian agencies. Contaminants, primarily volatile organic chemicals, in groundwater and surface water have migrated to adjoining communities. A well survey was conducted in March 1987 by the Chesterfield County Health District, part of the Virginia Health Department. Some private wells were sampled at the time of the survey in the Rayon Park area, adjacent to the National Guard Area on DGSC, and the water contained contaminants at levels above regulatory limits. Because of those levels, 21 private wells in the community of Rayon Park were replaced with an alternate water supply in 1987. Because of infrequent exposure to low levels of VOCs in those wells, adverse health effects are not likely. Citizens have expressed concerns about contamination to installation officials and representatives of state and local health departments. They are also concerned about possible adverse health effects associated with past use of contaminated groundwater and on-going monitoring efforts being conducted by DGSC. Those concerns are evaluated in the Public Health Implications section of the public health assessment.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6240205
• Report Number(s): PB-93-185569/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540250* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Site Resource & Use Studies-- (1990-)
540350 -- Environment
Aquatic-- Site Resource & Use Studies-- (1990-)
AROMATICS
CARBOHYDRATES
COMMUNITIES
CONTAMINATION
DATA
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DISTRIBUTION
DOCUMENT TYPES
DRINKING WATER
EVALUATED DATA
GROUND WATER
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
INSTALLATION
MILITARY FACILITIES
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTANTS
POLLUTION
POLYSACCHARIDES
PUBLIC HEALTH
RAYON
REGULATORY GUIDES
RESIDENTIAL SECTOR
RISK ASSESSMENT
SACCHARIDES
SOILS
SURFACE WATERS
SURVEYS
TOXICITY
US DOD
US ORGANIZATIONS
USA
VIRGINIA
WATER
WATER POLLUTION
WATER SUPPLY
WELLS