Health Assessment for Novak Sanitary Landfill, South Whitehall, Pennsylvania, Region 3. CERCLIS No. PAD079160842

摘要

The Novak Sanitary Landfill Site was originally operated as a quarry. Demolition waste (e.g., scrap wood, brick, etc.) disposal may have began as early as the 1950s. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources allowed expansion of disposal activities to include municipal and industrial wastes. Identified contaminants of concern on the site include trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethene, vinyl chloride, benzene, lead, and barium in groundwater. Identified contaminants in leachate include methyl-ethyl ketone, methyl-isobutyl ketone, cadmium, chromium, arsenic, and barium. 1,1-Dichloroethene has been found in off-site wells and in a sedimentation pond. On-site soil contamination has been confirmed by sampling. 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.