Health assessment for Kentucky Avenue Wellfield National Priorities List (NPL) site, Horseheads, Chemung County, New York, Region 2. CERCLIS No. NYD981560428. Final report

Technical Report · Tue Jan 31 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:7003838

The Kentucky Avenue Wellfield is a National Priorities List site located near Horseheads, New York. The wellfield was developed in 1962 as part of the Elmira Water Board public water-supply system. The primary contaminants at the site are trichloroethene (TCE) and trans-1,2-dichloroethene. Although the source(s) of the contamination has not been located, several industrial facilities in the area are suspect. The potential environmental pathways at the site are related to ground-water, sediment, and surface water. The potential pathways for human exposure include ingestion of contaminated ground-water by users of private wells, dermal absorption of contaminants found in contaminated ground-water, and inhalation of volatile organic compounds during domestic activities. ATSDR has concluded that the site poses a potential health concern because risk to humans exists from possible exposure to hazardous substances.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7003838
• Report Number(s): PB-90-139072/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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