Health assessment for Pester Refinery, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas, Region 7. CERCLIS No. KSD000829846. Preliminary report

Technical Report · Wed May 16 00:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:6679498

The Pester Refinery site has been proposed for listing on the National Priorities List (NPL) by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The site, located in the vicinity of an active oil refinery, is known as a burn pond; it had been used as a retention basin for storm water and for disposal of separator sludge from the adjacent refinery. The site is in a mainly rural area, although the town of El Dorado is within a 3-mile radius. Demographic data are not available. Past disposal practices have resulted in contamination of on- and off-site groundwater, surface water, soil, sediment, and sludge. Based on information reviewed, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has concluded that this site is of potential public health concern because of the risk to human health resulting from possible exposure to hazardous substances at concentrations that may result in adverse human health effects. As noted in the Human Exposure Pathways Section, human exposure to heavy metals may be occurring and may have occurred in the past via ingestion of and dermal contact with contaminated groundwater, surface water, soil, sediment, and sludge. Recommendations are made concerning additional monitoring, determination of groundwater and surface water use in the area, surface water protection, and worker protection during hazardous waste activities.

• Research Organization: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6679498
• Report Number(s): PB-90-246620/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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