Health assessment for Aladdin Plating Site, Chinchilla, Pennsylvania, Region 3. CERCLIS No. PAD075993378. Preliminary report

Technical Report · Tue Jul 19 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:7169452

The Aladdin Plating Site consists of a former plant, operating from 1947 to 1982, for electroplating of chromium, nickel, and copper using cyanide solutions. Electroplating wastes were deposited in two shallow surface settling ponds. To date, identified contaminants of concern include chromium, copper, cyanide, lead, nickel, antimony, and barium in on-site soil. Potential environmental pathways include waste materials, soil, air, and consumable plants and animals. Potential human exposure includes ingestion of plants or animals which have accumulated contaminants from the site; contaminated soil ingestion by children; inhalation of contaminants carried in re-entrained dust; and dermal contact with contaminated soil or waste materials. If groundwater and surface water data adequately represent potential for human health hazards from the site, these media do not constitute environmental or human exposure pathways of concern.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7169452
• Report Number(s): PB-90-144197/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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