Health assessment for Matlack, Incorporated, Swedesboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey, Region 2. CERCLIS No. NJD043584101. Preliminary report

Technical Report · Wed Jan 18 23:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:7246440

The Matlack, Incorporated site, on the National Priorities List, is a tank cleaning and truck terminal that has been in operation since 1960. The environmental contamination on-site consists of total volatile organic hydrocarbons in ground water (11 ppb) and soil, including chloroform, tetrachloroethylene, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, trichloroethylene, xylenes, toluene, benzene, chlorinated benzenes, and methylene chloride. The site is considered to be of potential public health concern because of the risk to human health caused by the possibility of exposure to hazardous substances via contaminated groundwater.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7246440
• Report Number(s): PB-90-137456/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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