Public Health Assessment for Falcon Refinery, Ingleside, San Patricio County, Texas, EPA Facility ID: TXD086278058;Final rept

摘要

The Falcon Refinery site is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 2725 and Bishop Road, Ingleside, San Patricio County, Texas. The site, which is an abandoned refinery that has operated intermittently since 1980, encompasses 104 acres and is approximately 18 miles northeast of the city of Corpus Christi. The refinery used crude oil to produce naphtha, kerosene, jet fuel, diesel, and fuel oil. Peak operating capacity was approximately 40,000 barrels of product a day. The Texas Department of Health (TDH) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) reviewed the environmental information available for the site. Exposure pathways through which the public might possibly come into contact with contaminants from the site were evaluated. These exposure pathways included air, groundwater, surface water, soil, sediment, and biota (food chain). Based on the available information, the Falcon Refinery site poses an indeterminate public health hazard. If in the future, site conditions change, a reevaluation of the public health significance of this site would be necessary.