Health assessment for National Starch and Chemical Corporation (NSCC) Proposed NPL (National Priorities List) Site, Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, Region 4. CERCLIS No. NCD991278953. Final report

Technical Report · Mon Feb 13 00:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:7169044

The National Starch and Chemical Corporation is a proposed National Priorities List site located near the City of Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina. Past disposal of about 350,000 gallons of liquid wastes into trenches has introduced contamination into the groundwater and subsurface soils. The site-related contaminants include various volatile organic compounds (VOCs), bis(2-chloroethyl)ether, n-nitroso-diphenylamine, arsenic, selenium, and other heavy metals. Private well users may currently or in the future be impacted by the migration of on-site contaminants to off-site groundwater. The future migration of on-site contaminant plumes could also significantly affect the quality of the Grants Creek and its tributaries. Subsequently, the inhalation of volatilized VOCs from the creek water or the ingestion of consumable biota (e.g., livestock watered by creek water) potentially could become a human exposure pathway. The potential for contaminant migration in the groundwater is possible until remedial measures are completed.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7169044
• Report Number(s): PB-90-141896/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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