Public-health assessment for Arctic Surplus, Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska, Region 10. CERCLIS No. AKD980988158. Preliminary report

Technical Report · Mon Jun 22 04:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:7277532

Located in the southeast quadrant of Fairbanks, Alaska, the Arctic Surplus National Priorities List (NPL) site consists of salvaged material and scrap which have accumulated for more than 40 years. Operations at the site (1946 to 1976) have resulted in localized soil contamination with chlordane, polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxin/furan homologues (compounds of similar structure), and lead. Some surface soil lead contamination has been detected just beyond the site fence line. In addition, friable asbestos is found on-site. Remediation of the site has removed most of the localized on-site soil contamination and asbestos. The Arctic Surplus site is considered a public health hazard because of the potential for exposure to lead through ingestion of water from residential wells, and because of the past exposures of workers to asbestos, lead, and PCB's on-site. ATSDR determined that a community health investigation is needed to help address community concerns about cancer and other health outcomes.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 7277532
• Report Number(s): PB-92-201078/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.
ALASKA
AROMATICS
ARSENIC
ASBESTOS
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
CONTAMINATION
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DIOXIN
ELEMENTS
FURANS
GROUND WATER
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LAND POLLUTION
LAWS
LEAD
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
METALS
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION LAWS
PUBLIC HEALTH
REMEDIAL ACTION
RISK ASSESSMENT
SEMIMETALS
SITE SURVEYS
US SUPERFUND
USA
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WATER
WATER POLLUTION