Public Health Assessment for Petitioned Public Health Assessment, Falls TownshipGroundwater Contamination (a/k/a CORCO Chemical, Parascientific, Meenan Oil), Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Region 3

摘要

The Falls Township Groundwater Contamination site, Bucks County, Pennsylvania,has been evaluated for public health issues at the request of citizens in the community. Portions of the groundwater in an area of the township have been sampled and found to be adversely affected by releases of chemicals; potential sources of contaminants may include both industrial and non-industrial activities. The principal compounds are trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, and chloroform. ATSDR's review of human activities and the limited sampling information also suggests that some persons in the study area potentially may be exposed to hazardous substances by inhaling affected ambient air, or by intermittent soil ingestion, or possibly, through intermittent recreational activities at local surface water bodies or intermittent consumption of fish from surface waters.