Health Assessment for Palmetto Wood Preserving, Dixiana, South Carolina, Region 4. CERCLIS No. SCD003362217

摘要

The Palmetto Wood Preserving Site, approximately five acres in size, was formerly used for treating wood and lumber. The chemicals used in the process, primarily chromium, copper, and arsenic compounds, were allowed to spill onto the ground. Sampling of the surface soil and the groundwater has shown these two media to be contaminated. The site is the location of a decommissioned wood preserving plant, which operated from 1963 until 1985. The five acre site is located in the rural community of Dixiana, in Lexington County. The site poses a potential health threat to children playing on the site and possibly to those using groundwater; however, only one private drinking water well has shown contamination at this time. EPA is continuing with the development of a feasibility study.