Health assessment for Gentle Cleaners, Inc. /Granite Knitting Mill, Inc. , Souderton, Pennsylvania, Region 3. CERCLIS No. PAD096834494. Preliminary report

Technical Report · Wed Jun 29 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:7168540

The Gentle Cleans, Inc./Granite Knitting Mills, Inc. site is on the National Priorities List. Both facilities are still in operation. A plume of contaminated groundwater has been identified within the general vicinity of the site. The contaminants of concern are those volatile organic compounds typically used in the dry cleaning industries: tetrachloroethylene, 1,1-dichloroethylene, trichloroethylene, 1,2-dichloroethylene, carbon tetrachloride, and chloroform. A municipal well and a domestic well near the site were contaminated with perchloroethylene. The site is considered to be of public health concern because of the risk to human health caused by the likelihood of exposure to hazardous substances via volatile organic compounds in groundwater.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7168540
• Report Number(s): PB-90-144353/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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