Public-health assessment for Whitehouse Waste Oil Pits, Whitehouse, Duval County, Florida, Region 4, CERCLIS No. FLD980602767. Final report
The Whitehouse Waste Oil Pits National Priorities List (NPL) site is located about 0.5 mile northwest of the community of Whitehouse in western Duval County, Florida. After waste oil spilled into the northeast tributary of McGirts Creek in 1968 and 1976, the Environmental Protection Agency stabilized and covered the remaining waste oil from the abandoned oil recycling business. Soils and ground water at the site are contaminated with heavy metals, primarily lead. The residents are particularly concerned about children who play on the site being exposed to toxic chemicals and about contamination of their private potable wells. Dermal contact with the exposed waste oil is a likely exposure pathway for children and other trespassers on the site. Dermal contact with the waste oil by remediation workers and ingestion of contaminated ground water by nearby residents are potential exposure pathways. The data and information have been evaluated for appropriate health follow-up activities by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
- Research Organization:
- Florida State Dept. of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Tallahassee, FL (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 7224851
- Report Number(s):
- PB-92-239623/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ABANDONED SITES
AGE GROUPS
CHILDREN
CONTAMINATION
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE PATHWAY
FLORIDA
GROUND WATER
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LAWS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MONITORING
NORTH AMERICA
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION LAWS
PUBLIC HEALTH
REMEDIAL ACTION
RISK ASSESSMENT
SITE SURVEYS
SOILS
US SUPERFUND
USA
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE OILS
WATER