Health assessment for Naval Air Development Center, Warminster, Pennsylvania, Region 3. CERCLIS No. PA6170024545. Preliminary report
The U.S. Naval Air Development Center (NADC) site is located in Warminster (Bucks County), Pennsylvania. Of the six landfills of concern, one is an active waste disposal consisting of industrial solids, sludges, and liquids, all generated on-site from various NADC activities. Preliminary on-site groundwater sampling results have identified various volatile organic compounds. They include trichloroethylene (TCE), tetrachloroethylene, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, 1,1-dichloroethane. In addition, chromium, cadmium, mercury, and lead were identified. Preliminary off-site groundwater sampling information identified TCE, tetrachloroethylene, and 1,1,1-trichloroethane. Neither on- or off-site soil sampling has been performed. The site is considered to be of potential public health concern because of the risk to human health caused by the possibility of human exposure to hazardous substances. Direct contact, ingestion, and possible inhalation of contaminated soil by on-base residents, especially children, is a major pathway of exposure. Other possible exposure pathways include ingestion of and direct contact with groundwater and ingestion of contaminants that bioaccumulate in the food chain.
- Research Organization:
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 7244750
- Report Number(s):
- PB-90-144627/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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