Public Health Assessment for Kerr-McGee Radiation Areas, West Chicago, DupageCounty, Illinois, Region 5. Kress Creek: CERCLIS No. ILD980823991; Reed-Keppler Park: CERCLIS No. ILD980824007; Residental Areas: CERCLIS No. ILD980824015; Sewage Treatment Plant

摘要

The Kerr-McGee radiation areas consist of the Kerr-McGee Facility (IllinoisDepartment of Nuclear Safety jurisdiction) and National Priorities List (NPL) areas in and around West Chicago, Illinois: (1) Reed-Keppler Park, (2) the West Chicago Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant (WTP), (3) residential areas, (4) Kress Creek, and (5) the West Branch of the DuPage River (included with the WTP or Kress Creek areas for the NPL listings). Chemicals of concern include radon, radium, thorium, uranium, antimony, arsenic, barium, boron, cadmium, fluoride, lead, manganese, nickel, nitrate, selenium, silver, vanadium, zinc, and possibly chromium and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Exposure pathways include the inhalation of contaminated dust and gases; the ingestion of dust, groundwater, soil, sediments, and surface water; and dermal contact with dust, sediments, soil, and surface water.