Health assessment for Landfill and Resource Recovery (L and RR) National Priorities List (NPL) Site, North Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island, Region 1. CERCLIS No. RID093212439. Final report

Technical Report · Fri Apr 14 00:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:6984487

The Landfill and Resource Recovery (L RR) National Priorities List (NPL) site is a closed 28-acre landfill in North Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island. The L RR site is of public health concern because of the risk to human health resulting from probable exposure to hazardous substances at concentrations that may result in adverse human health effects. The contaminants of concern associated with this site are several volatile organic compounds (VOC's) such as trichloroethylene (TCE) and benzene, and metals, including lead and arsenic, present in groundwater, soil, surface water, and air.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6984487
• Report Number(s): PB-90-137902/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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