Public Health Assessment for Davis Park Road TCE Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, EPA Facility ID: NCD986175644

摘要

The Davis Park Road Trichloroethene (TCE) site is located in the southwestern part of Gastonia, North Carolina, along Davis Park Road, south of Hudson Boulevard and north of Blackwood Creek. Groundwater at the site was conducted with volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including TCE and tetrachloroethene (PCE). These compounds reportedly originated from contaminated soil behind a local auto repair shop. Groundwater contamination was detected in a number of private wells in the area. Residents have been provided with filters for their private wells or put on the municipal water system. Based on available information, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry has concluded that the Davis Park Road TCE site warrants no health concerns at this time. Residents are no longer drinking contaminated water, and levels of contaminants in soil are too low to cause health effects. In the past, the maximum levels of TCE detected in well water exceeded regulatory standards and could have increased the risk of health effects if that water was used for drinking for many years.