Health Assessment for Gautier Oil Co., Inc., Gautier, Mississippi, Region 4. CERCLIS No. MSD098596489

摘要

The Gautier Oil Co., Inc., site--located in Gautier, Jackson County, Mississippi--has been proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for addition (Update No. 7) to the National Priorities List. The site had been used for industrial purposes for approximately 100 years--first for wood preserving, and, more recently, for waste oil recovery. The site has been inoperative since 1984. Wastes at the site are known to include creosote, pentachlorophenol, and solvents. An extensive removal action completed in 1985 included removing tanks, lagoon liquids and sludge, visible sludge piles, visibly contaminated soils, buildings, drums, and trash. On the basis of the information reviewed, this site is of potential public health concern because humans may be exposed to hazardous substances at concentrations that may result in adverse health effects. Human exposure to chloroform, arsenic, and bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate may be occurring through ingestion of groundwater at some private water supply wells in the site vicinity.