Health Assessment for the Williams Property, Cape May County, New Jersey, Region 2. CERCLIS No. NJD980529945

摘要

The Williams Property is located in a rural area of Middle Township, Cape May County, New Jersey. Surface soils on-site are contaminated with bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate and xylenes, and the groundwater is contaminated with chromium and lead. Presently, only the Williams' domestic well, which has been closed since 1985, is contaminated. However, the Bishop Property, a property to the Northeast of the Williams Property, is located over the contaminant plume. There have been no reported problems to date at the Bishop residence. The public health impact of the Williams site is minimal at this time, as indicated by the available information; however, there are many potential health threats that need to be addressed at the site and additional data is needed to make comprehensive conclusions about the apparent public health risks. These potential threats include ingestion of soil by children in the area, the Williams' drinking of contaminated monitoring well water, and the possibility that the contaminant plume will reach the Bishop's drinking water supply.