Health assessment for Strasburg Landfill Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, Region 3. CERCLIS No. PAD000441337. Preliminary report

Technical Report · Wed Oct 25 04:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:6749954

The Strasburg Landfill is an inactive 22-acre facility that is part of a 220 acre site. The site is located south of Strasburg Road (Route 162) in western Newlin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Numerous volatile organic compounds (VOC) have been detected in groundwater and leachate from the site. Many of the samples were not analyzed for the full spectrum of priority pollutants. Therefore, other chemicals may be present in the sample. The site is of potential 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.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6749954
• Report Number(s): PB-90-208349/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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