Health assessment for Halby Chemical, Wilmington, Delaware, Region 3. CERCLIS No. DED980830954. Preliminary report

Technical Report · Wed Jan 04 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:6984279

The Halby Chemical Site is located in southeastern Wilmington (New Castle County), Delaware. Some of the drums from a storage area encompassing approximately 20,000 square feet, were found to be leaking. In addition, a lagoon exists on-site that was used for waste disposal. Preliminary on-site groundwater sampling results have identified cyanide (or thiocyanate), tetrachloroethane, iron, and manganese. In addition, arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury were identified in aqueous samples from the lagoon. Cyanide was also detected in soil. The site is considered to be of potential public health concern because of the risk to human health caused by the possibility of human exposure to hazardous substances. Direct contact with and possible ingestion of contaminated sediment and surface water are the human exposure pathways of concern.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6984279
• Report Number(s): PB-90-143702/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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