Health assessment for Norton Air Force Base, San Bernardino, California, Region 9. CERCLIS No. CA4570024345. Preliminary report

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

OSTI ID:5122801

The Norton AFB is on the National Priorities List. Waste-disposal practices over the years have resulted in some areas of contamination. There are at least seven areas of contamination at Norton AFB that may be of public health concern. The ground water in the perched and upper water-bearing zone, beneath the Drummed Waste Storage/Waste Fuel and Solvent Sumps Area, has been shown to be contaminated with arsenic, dichlorobenzene, and trichloroethylene (TCE). The contamination at the Underground Waste Oil Storage Tank Area is benzene and TCE in the perched and upper water-bearing zone ground water. Ground water samples taken from two perched zones and the upper water-bearing zone show TCE contamination at the Waste Pit Number Four Area. Ground water beneath Tank S-290 was shown to be contaminated with tetrachloroethylene. Soil samples taken at the Waste Drum Storage Area Number One show polychlorinated biphenyls. The Fire Protection Training Area Number Two has been shown to have heavy-metal soil contamination of chromium, lead, and copper. The site is considered to be of public health concern because of the risk to human health caused by the likelihood of exposure to hazardous substances via ingestion, inhalation, and direct dermal contact with contamination in the ground water and soil.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5122801
• Report Number(s): PB-90-118639/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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