Public health assessment for Atlantic Wood Industries Inc. , Portsmouth, Portsmouth County, Virginia, Region 3. Cerclis No. VAD990710410. Final report

Technical Report · Tue Feb 15 04:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:7282741

Atlantic Wood Industries, Inc. (AWI), an active wood processing facility prior to August 6, 1991, is located on the industrialized waterfront of Portsmouth, Virginia. Currently, only the storage and distribution of wood products treated at other AWI locations occur at this site. Arsenic, benzene, pentachlorophenol (PCP), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have been detected in surface and subsurface soils on the site, in groundwater, surface water, and sediments on the site, and in biota in the adjacent Elizabeth River. The general water quality of the Chesapeake Bay has been a concern, also. Potential exposure pathways include ingestion and inhalation of contaminated soils through fugitive dusts, dermal contact with contaminated soils, and ingestion of contaminated biota. The Virginia Department of Health concludes the AWI site to be an indeterminate public health hazard. Existing data do not indicate human exposures have occurred at levels that would be expected to cause adverse health effects; however, data are not available for all media to which humans may be exposed.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 7282741
• Report Number(s): PB-94-151180/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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