Health assessment for Berks Sand Pit National Priorities List (NPL) Site, Longswamp Township, Pennsylvania, Region 3. CERCLIS No. PAD980691794. Preliminary report

Technical Report · Wed Jan 18 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:6984575

The Berks Sand Pit National Priorities List site is located in Longswamp Township, Pennsylvania. Originally sand and gravel was mined at the site. The site was then used for the disposal of refuse by the area residents. Industrial waste was allegedly disposed in the pit area. The pit was backfilled; houses and private wells were constructed at the site in 1978. Groundwater contamination was detected in the area by the residents in 1982. Contaminants of concern are 1,1,1-trichloroethane and 1,1-dichloroethene. Both contaminants were also detected in the tributary of the West Branch of Perkiomen Creek to the east of the site. Soil, sediment, and air sampling results showed no contamination of health concern. 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 in the groundwater and surface water.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6984575
• Report Number(s): PB-90-143652/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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