Health assessment for Dorney Road Landfill National Priorities List (NPL) Site, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Region 3. CERCLIS No. PAD980508832. Final report

Technical Report · Mon Nov 21 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:7168697

Municipal and industrial wastes were disposed in the Dorney Road Landfill National Priorities List Site from 1952 through 1978. The landfill is located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Heavy metals and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have leached from the waste material and migrated into the local groundwater aquifer which is used as a potable water supply. Contaminants of concern are dieldrin, manganese, chlorobenzene, chromium, methyl-ethyl ketone, barium, arsenic, 1,2-dichloroethene, trichloroethene, tetrachloroethene, vinyl chloride, benzene, manganese, barium, and lead. Human exposure to VOCs and metals may be occurring via ingestion, inhalation, and direct dermal contact with contaminants in groundwater and soil. No health study follow-up is indicated at this time.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7168697
• Report Number(s): PB-90-144296/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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