Public health assessment for Kerr-McGee Radiation Aeas, West Chicago, Dpage County, Illinois, Region 5. Kress Creek: Cerclis No. ILD980823991; Reed-Keppler Park: Cerclis No. ILD980824007; Residental Areas: Cerclis No. ILD980824015; Sewage Treatment Plant: Cerclis No. ILD980824031. Final report

Technical Report · Mon Nov 14 04:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:6590300

The Kerr-McGee radiation areas consist of the Kerr-McGee Facility (Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety jurisdiction) and National Priorities List (NPL) areas in and around West Chicago, Illinois: (1) Reed-Keppler Park, (2) the West Chicago Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant (WTP), (3) residential areas, (4) Kress Creek, and (5) the West Branch of the DuPage River (included with the WTP or Kress Creek areas for the NPL listings). Chemicals of concern include radon, radium, thorium, uranium, antimony, arsenic, barium, boron, cadmium, fluoride, lead, manganese, nickel, nitrate, selenium, silver, vanadium, zinc, and possibly chromium and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Exposure pathways include the inhalation of contaminated dust and gases; the ingestion of dust, groundwater, soil, sediments, and surface water; and dermal contact with dust, sediments, soil, and surface water.

• Research Organization: Illinois Dept. of Public Health, Springfield, IL (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6590300
• Report Number(s): PB-95-154803/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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