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Title: Public health assessment for State Marine of Port Arthur, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, Region 6, CERCLIS number TXD099801102. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:698790

The State Marine of Port Arthur National Priorities List site, is a 17,197-acre former barge cleaning facility on a small peninsula in the northeastern part of Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas. The facility operated from 1974 until 1988. Barge cleaning operations at the site have resulted in the contamination of surface soil and sediment with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and metals. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) reviewed available environmental information for the site and evaluated several potential exposure situations. These exposure situations include potential contact with site contaminants in surface water, sediment, surface soil, and groundwater. Although site-related contaminants have been found in several of these media, currently the contaminants on or off the site do not pose a public health threat. Based on available information, the authors have concluded that, overall, the State Marine site poses an indeterminate public health hazard.

Research Organization:
Texas State Dept. of Health, Austin, TX (United States); Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Atlanta, GA (United States)
OSTI ID:
698790
Report Number(s):
PB-99-171878/XAB; TRN: 92852015
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 30 Jul 1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English