Health assessment for Cheshire Associates Site, Cheshire, Connecticut, Region 1. CERCLIS No. CTD981067317. Preliminary report
The Cheshire Associates site, Cheshire, Connecticut, has been proposed for the National Priorities List by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Cheshire Associates leases the site to Airpax Corporation, which manufactures electrochemical and electronic devices. Groundwater and soil contamination by volatile organic compounds (VOCs) was documented before the Airpax lease was executed, and may have been caused by past disposal practices of the two manufacturers of plastic molding that occupied the site, Valley National Corporation and Cheshire Molding Company. Based upon information reviewed, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has concluded that this site is of potential public health concern because of the risk to human health resulting from possible exposure to hazardous substances at concentrations that may result in adverse health effects. As noted in the Human Exposure Pathways Section, human exposure to VOCs may occur via groundwater. ATSDR recommends additional environmental sampling to determine the extent of groundwater and soil contamination and to better identify any potentially affected population.
- Research Organization:
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6652069
- Report Number(s):
- PB-90-246554/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
CONNECTICUT
CONTAMINATION
DOCUMENT TYPES
FEDERAL REGION I
GROUND WATER
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
LAND POLLUTION
LAWS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MATTER
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PLASTICS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION LAWS
PROGRESS REPORT
PUBLIC HEALTH
RISK ASSESSMENT
SITE SURVEYS
SOILS
SUPERFUND
SYNTHETIC MATERIALS
USA
VOLATILE MATTER
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
WATER
WATER POLLUTION