Health assessment for Fibers Public Supply Wells, Guayama, Puerto Rico, Region 2. CERCLIS No. PRD980763783. Preliminary report

Technical Report · Mon Apr 10 04:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:7255937

The Fibers Public Supply Wells Site is a former synthetic fiber manufacturing plant located in Guayama, Puerto Rico. Currently, a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility operates on-site. In addition, 5 public supply wells exist on-site. Preliminary on-site sampling results have identified acetone (7 to 2,260 ppb in soil), methyl ethyl ketone (ND to 7 ppb in soil), ethylene chloride (ND to 55 ppb in soil), bis(2-ethyl hexyl)phthalate (ND to 1,060 ppb in soil). On-site monitoring-well-sampling results identified perchloroethylene (ND to 198 ppb), trichloroethylene (ND to 18 ppb), vinyl chloride (ND to 28 ppb), and trichlorofluoromethane (ND to 10 ppb). 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 with and ingestion of contaminated soil by pharmaceutical employees and possibly area residents who access the site are the most likely exposure pathways. In addition, ingestion and direct contact with ground water may possibly be another exposure route.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7255937
• Report Number(s): PB-90-139999/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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