Health Consultation: Metro Container National Priorities List Site, Trainer, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. EPA Facility ID: PAD044545895, February 8, 2013

摘要

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the Pennsylvania Department of Health (PADOH) prepared this health consultation (HC) for the Metro Container Site (the site) in Trainer, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The site was proposed to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Priorities List (NPL) in September 2011 and finalized to the NPL in March 2012. ATSDR and PADOH prepared this HC to evaluate whether the public has been or is being exposed to levels of contaminants from historical site activities that could harm their health. Based on historical sampling data and EPA investigations, the on-site sub-surface soil, on-site groundwater, and adjacent creek sediments, are contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and metals. In this HC, PADOH reviewed the on-site sampling data and offered recommendations for additional residential environmental sampling. PADOHs purpose is to serve the public by using the best science, taking responsive public health actions, and providing trusted health information to prevent or mitigate exposures to harmful substances.