Public health assessment for Petro-Chemical, Inc. (Turtle Bayou) Liberty, Liberty County, Texas, Region 6. CERCLIS No. TXD980873350. Final report
The Petro-Chemical Systems, Inc. site, located near Liberty, Texas, is a site where unauthorized disposal of petroleum-based oils has taken place. Although there is evidence of past exposure to site contaminants, the best available evidence does not indicate that humans are currently being exposed to site contaminants at levels that could cause adverse health effects. Contaminated ground water, surface water, soils, and surface water sediments have been found on the site. Although sampling was done for 144 priority pollutants, the primary contaminants of concern are benzene, ethylbenzene, xylene, naphthalene, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and lead. Because the greatest threat to public health would be contamination of drinking water, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has recommended that necessary actions are taken to insure that private wells do not become contaminated with site contaminants.
- Research Organization:
- Texas State Dept. of Health, Austin, TX (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 6529959
- Report Number(s):
- PB-93-178275/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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020800 -- Petroleum-- Waste Management
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540250* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Site Resource & Use Studies-- (1990-)
540350 -- Environment
Aquatic-- Site Resource & Use Studies-- (1990-)
AROMATICS
BENZENE
CHEMICAL PLANTS
CHEMISTRY
CONDENSED AROMATICS
CONTAMINATION
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DRINKING WATER
ELEMENTS
GROUND WATER
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
INDUSTRY
LAND POLLUTION
LEAD
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
METALS
NAPHTHALENE
NORTH AMERICA
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLLUTION
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
PUBLIC HEALTH
RESIDENTIAL SECTOR
RISK ASSESSMENT
SAMPLING
SEDIMENTS
SOILS
SURVEYS
TEXAS
TOXIC MATERIALS
TOXICITY
USA
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WATER
WATER POLLUTION
WELLS