Public Health Assessment for Koppers Company, Inc./Florence Plant, Florence County, Florence, South Carolina, Region 4. CERCLIS No. SCD003353026

摘要

Koppers Industries, Incorporated of Florence, South Carolina (KII-F) has operated as a wood-treatment plant since 1946. The site is located north of U.S. Highway 301 and approximately 0.6 miles east of the city of Florence. Past practices at the Koppers site have led to contamination of the on-site soil and groundwater. Contaminated off-site media include groundwater, surface water, sediments, and fish. Contaminants identified as being of concern include pentachlorophenol and other chlorinated phenols, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated dioxins and furans, mercury, copper, chromium, arsenic, and varied constituents of creosote. The site is classified as being a public health hazard because there is a potential for human exposure to contaminated groundwater. Ingestion of contaminated fish from the creeks adjoining the site could also lead to human exposures; however, this route of exposure has not been fully characterized.