Health assessment for Sealand Limited Site, Mt. Pleasant, New Castle County, Delaware, Region 3. CERCLIS No. DED981035520. Preliminary report

Technical Report · Mon Jun 25 04:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:6653132

The Sealand Limited (Sealand) site has been proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the National Priorities List. Sealand is located in Mt. Pleasant, New Castle County, Delaware. The site, which is unfenced, was used as an animal-fat rendering facility and a waste-oil recycling operation. The area around Sealand is mostly rural residential. No municipal or public water supplies are located within a 3-mile radius of the site; ground water is the primary source of domestic water supply in the area. Approximately 300 persons live within a 1-mile radius of the site. Based on the information reviewed, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry has concluded that this site is of potential public health concern because humans may be exposed to hazardous substances at concentrations that could result in adverse health effects. Human exposure to polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons and metals may occur via ingestion of, inhalation of, and dermal contact with contaminants in soils, ground water, and air. Additional information is needed to more fully evaluate the releases and migration of contaminants and their resulting levels at points of potential human exposure.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6653132
• Report Number(s): PB-90-247099/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.
ABSORPTION
AIR POLLUTION
AROMATICS
CONTAMINATION
DELAWARE
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ELEMENTS
FEDERAL REGION III
GROUND WATER
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INGESTION
INHALATION
INTAKE
LAND POLLUTION
LAWS
MATERIALS
METALS
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OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
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OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION LAWS
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
PROGRESS REPORT
PUBLIC HEALTH
RECYCLING
RISK ASSESSMENT
SITE SURVEYS
SKIN ABSORPTION
SOILS
SUPERFUND
UPTAKE
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WASTE OILS
WATER
WATER POLLUTION