Health assessment for Dover Air Force Base, Dover, Delaware, Region 3. CERCLIS No. DE8570024010. Preliminary report

Technical Report · Fri Jan 20 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:7244789

The Dover Air Force Base (DAF) 11-acre site is a government-owned, government-operated facility located in Dover (Kent County), Delaware. DAF contains 13 areas on-site that were used for disposing of industrial waste. Preliminary on-site sampling results have demonstrated heavy metal contamination in sludge, sediment and surface water. In particular mercury, chromium, and cadmium have been reported in on-site surface water. Sampling results have demonstrated volatile organic compounds (VOCs) present in sediment. In addition, on-site groundwater sampling results demonstrated arsenic, cadmium, perchloroethylene, and trichloroethylene. Off-site groundwater sampling identified a variety of VOCs present in well water. In particular, TCE and carbon tetrachloride were two of the major VOCs demonstrated in off-site groundwater. The site is considered to be of public health concern because of the risk to human health caused by the likelihood of human exposure to hazardous substances. Area residents may risk exposure through the use of contaminated groundwater for potable purposes, and ingest fish and wildlife that bioaccumulate site related contaminants.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7244789
• Report Number(s): PB-90-143736/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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