Health Assessment for C and D Recycling, Foster Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Region 3. CERCLIS No. PAD021449244

摘要

The C&D Recycling 45-acre site was used during the early 1960s until 1984 as a secondary lead smelter, incinerating lead- and plastic-cased telephone cables to recycle copper. Plastic coverings were mechanically stripped prior to incineration, and were stored on-site in piles. The environmental contamination on-site consists of lead and copper in remaining ash piles; lead and copper in soil; lead and cadmium in shallow groundwater; pentachlorophenol, toluene, and lead in deeper groundwater; and lead and copper in surface water. The environmental contamination off-site consists of lead in soil; and lead and copper in residential wells. The site is considered to be of potential public health concern because of the risk to human health caused by the possibility of exposure to hazardous substances via contaminated groundwater. This conclusion is based on the fact that groundwater already is significantly impacted. Surface water, soil, sediment, and airborne particulates may also become significant pathways in the erosion/migration of contaminants off-site, which may lead to unacceptable concentrations in off-site environmental media.