Public Health Assessment for Nease Chemical, Salem, Columbiana County, Ohio,Region 2. CERCLIS No. OHD980610018

摘要

The Nease Chemical Superfund site lies along State Route 14 just northwest of thecity of Salem, Ohio. The MFLBC has been extensively contaminated from past manufacturing and disposal at the former Nease Chemical Plant. This Public Health Assessment will focus on the off-site contamination, primarily the environmental monitoring data for MFLBC. In addition, information from the pilot exposure investigation will also be presented because of the connection to exposure pathyways. The contamination of MFLBC represents a public health hazard, because of past exposure and the possibility of future exposures to mirex. Fish, wildlife, sediment, and MFLBC flood plain soils are contaminated with site-related chemicals, primarily mirex and photomirex. Samples of milk from cows from three farms, fat and blood from raccoons and opossums from property bordering the creek, also contained mirex.