Public health assessment for petitioned public health assessment, Old Douglas County Landfill (a/k/a Douglas County/Cedar Mountain Landfill), Douglasville, Douglas County, Georgia, Region 4: CERCLIS Number GAD984279232. Final report
The Old Douglas County Landfill in Douglasville, Georgia, operated from 1973 until 1987 as a municipal waste landfill. Existing landfill records specify that household wastes were received, however, industrial wastes are suspected to have been disposed at this landfill. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) concludes that private well water near the landfill is safe to drink. The surface water from Gothard`s Creek and the settling ponds on the landfill do not have chemicals present at levels of public health concern. The settling ponds on the landfill and parts of Gothard`s Creek contain elevated levels of lead, manganese, and iron in the sediment that are not harmfull to humans under typical exposure conditions. The soil located on- and off-site also had elevated levels of lead, manganese, and iron, however, these metals do not pose a threat to human health under typical exposure conditions. Currently, human contact with contaminants in soil, sediment, and surface water associated with Old Douglas County Landfill is not expected to result in adverse health effects. ATSDR determined that the methane monitoring locations and frequency at the landfill are inadequate to fully evaluate conditions at the perimeter of the landfill or near adjacent houses.
- Research Organization:
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Petition Response Section, Atlanta, GA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 305766
- Report Number(s):
- PB-99-119208/XAB; TRN: 90201175
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 11 Dec 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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