Health assessment for Northwestern States Portland Cement Company, Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, Region 10. CERCLIS No. IAD980852461. Preliminary report

Technical Report · Tue Aug 29 04:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:6747395

The West Quarry Site/Northwestern States Portland Cement Company is listed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the National Priority Lists (NPL). The site is a 150-acre old abandoned quarry (including kiln dust deposits and the flooded portion which contains contaminated water), located in the western portion of approximately 250 acres of land owned by the Northwestern States Portland Cement Company. Ten monitoring wells were installed at various locations surrounding the site at depths ranging from 14 to 60.6 feet; wells north of the site were located between the pond and Calmus Creek. In July 1987, 1 groundwater sample from each monitoring well, was analyzed for sulfates, total metals, dissolved metals and pH (E E/FIT). Arsenic and lead were quantitatively identified in some of the samples. The site is considered to be of public health concern because of the risk to human health resulting from potential exposure to hazardous substances via soil, surface water, groundwater, and air.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6747395
• Report Number(s): PB-90-208398/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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