Health assessment for Stanley Kessler, King of Prussia, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Region 3. CERCLIS No. PAD014269971. Preliminary report

Technical Report · Mon Dec 05 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6969189

The Stanley Kessler site in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, is a former metal recycling facility which operated from 1961 until 1978. Organic solvent-contaminated cooling water was disposed of in an underground septic tank and cesspool which has no structural bottom. Located nearby is a major source of drinking water for the Philadelphia Suburban Water Company which serves approximately 800,000 people. The environmental contamination consists of trichloroethylene, 1,1-dichloroethylene, and 1,1,1-trichloroethane in groundwater; 1,1,1-trichloroethane, 1,1-dichloroethylene, ethyl benzene, methylene chloride, tetrachloroethylene, toluene, and trichloroethylene in soil. The site appears to have been remediated with the exception of groundwater contamination. However, no data concerning the effectiveness of the removal operations conducted in 1981 were provided. The site is considered to be of potential public health concern because of the risk to human health caused by the possibility of exposure to hazardous substances via groundwater. This judgment is based on the absence of information concerning off-site contamination in soil and surface water, and the location, depth, and use of local private wells.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6969189
• Report Number(s): PB-90-143991/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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