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Public health assessment for Asarco Incorporated (Globe Plant) Denver, Denver County, Colorado, Region 8. Cerclis No. COD007063530. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:76320

The ASARCO Inc., Globe site in Denver/Adams County, Colorado, has a long history of smelting operations. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) considers this site a public health hazard based on the evidence that exposures to contaminants at concentrations that might cause adverse health effects have occurred in the past, might be occurring now, or are likely to occur in the future. Workers at the site were exposed to cadmium, tellurium, and lead in close contact with surface soils were possibly exposed in the past, are being possibly exposed now, and may be exposed in the future to arsenic, cadmium and lead at levels of public health concern.

Research Organization:
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (United States). Div. of Health Assessment and Consultation
OSTI ID:
76320
Report Number(s):
PB--95-219176/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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