Health assessment for Precision Plating, Vernon, Tolland County, Connecticut, Region 1. CERCLIS No. CTD051316313. Preliminary report

Technical Report · Wed Sep 18 00:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:6165072

Precision Plating is located in the Hillside Industrial Park, in Vernon, Connecticut. Its operations consist of the chrome plating of metal parts and fixtures. In the winter of 1979, a snowplowing accident ruptured a tank and three drums containing chromium wastes. Wells at the Hillside Industrial Park and the adjacent High Manor Mobile Home Park were subsequently contaminated with chromium (for the purposes of the document the word contamination means any chromium levels above background). Based on the information reviewed, ATSDR has concluded that this site is an indeterminate public health hazard. Recommendations are made to assure that exposures of employees at the industrial park are limited from non-potable water sources. In addition, follow-up monitoring and sampling are recommended to identify the flow and migration of chromium contamination and identify any potentially affected populations. Appropriate follow-up with respect to health activities has also been evaluated. It is recommended that an environmental health education program to advise the public health professional and the local medical community of the nature and possible consequences of exposure to chromium at the Precision Plating site be performed.

• Research Organization: Connecticut Dept. of Health Services, Hartford, CT (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6165072
• Report Number(s): PB-92-108398/XAB
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Sponsored by Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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