Health assessment for Modern Sanitation Landfill, York, Pennsylvania, Region 3. CERCLIS No. PAD980539068. Preliminary report
The 72-acre active Modern Sanitation Landfill (MSL) is located in York (York County), Pennsylvania. MSL reportedly received hazardous waste from 1976 to 1979. Preliminary on-site groundwater sampling results have identified methylene chloride, 1,1-dichloroethane, 1,2-trans-dichloroethylene, toluene, ethylbenzene, benzene, and vinyl chloride. Preliminary off-site surface water sampling results have identified methylene chloride, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, 1,1-dichloroethane, trichloroethylene (TCE), and cadmium. In addition, TCE was identified in off-site groundwater. 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 ingestion of contaminated groundwater and surface water are the exposure pathways of concern. In addition, direct contact with contaminated sediment and soils, inhalation of volatilized contaminants, and ingestion of bioaccumulated contaminants in the fish may be other possible environmental pathways. Additional information on contaminants released, populations potentially exposed, and environmental pathways through which the contaminants can reach these populations is necessary.
- Research Organization:
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 7106362
- Report Number(s):
- PB-90-144585/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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