Health Assessment for Moss-American Kerr-McGee Oil Company, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Region 5. CERCLIS No. WID039052626

摘要

The Moss-American site is a former wood-preserving plant on approximately 88 acres on the northwest side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The soil on-site and river sediments, which are heavily contaminated with creosote-related compounds, pose a public health hazard. Contaminants of concern include polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), phenolic compounds, chlorinated dioxins, arsenic, cadmium, chromium and lead. The western 23 acres of the property is currently owned by the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. It is used for automobile storage. The remaining land is owned by the Milwaukee County Park System. The Little Menomonee River flows through the site and has become contaminated. Groundwater collected from shallow wells contained carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic PAHs and other organic contaminants, but water from intermediate and deep wells was free of contamination. Among those likely to receive the greatest exposure to contaminants from the site are children who have been seen playing on the site and around the banks of the river. Public access to the site should be restricted until the contaminated soil and sediments can be removed or cleaned up.