HEALTH CONSULTATION
(EXPOSURE INVESTIGATION)
Mile Run Brook Downstream of Rhodia, Incorporated
RHODIA, INCORPORATED
(a/k/a RHONE-POULENC CHEMICAL COMPANY
NEW BRUNSWICK, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
Table A1. Concentrations of volatile organic contaminants detected in the Mile Run Brook surface water downstream from Rhodia Inc. site.
| Contaminanta | Sample Location and Concentration Detected in µg/L | ||||||||
| 1 | 1A | 1B | 2 | 2A | 2B | 5 | 5A | 5C | |
| Acetone | NAb | 3.9 Jc | 3.2 J | NA | 3.7 J | 4.5 J | NA | 3.6 J | 3 J J |
| Chloroform | NA | 0.79 J | 0.62 J | NA | 1.8 J | 1.6 J | NA | 0.97 J | 0.8 J |
| Toluene | NA | 0.27 J | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
aChloromethane, vinyl chloride,
bromomethane, chloroethane, 1,1-dichloroethane, carbon disulfide, trans-1,2-dichloroethane,
cis-1,2-dichloroethane, 1,1-dichloroethane, 2-butanone, 1,1,1-trichloroethane,
carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-dichloroethane, benzene, trichloroethene, 1,2-dichloropropane,
bromodichloromethane, cis-1,3-dichloropropane, trans-1,3-dichloropropane, 4-methyl-2-pentanone,
1,1,2-trichloroethane, tetrachloroethene, 2-hexanone, dibromochloromethane,
chlorobenzene, 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane, ethylbenzene, m&p xylene, o-xylene,
styrene, bromoform, 1,2-dichloroethane-d4, 4-bromofluorobenzene and toluene-d8
were analyzed for but not detected. Methylene chloride was detected in the blank.
bNA - Not available
cJ - laboratory qualifier that indicates that the result is greater
than the method detection limit but less than the CRDL
Table A2. Concentrations of metals detected
in the Mile Run Brook surface water downstream from the Rhodia Inc. site.
| Contaminanta | Sample Location and Concentration Detected in µg/L | |||
| 1 | 2 | 5A | 5C | |
| Aluminum | 54 Bb | 39 B | 42 B | NAc |
| Barium | 77 | 89 | 88 | 89 |
| Calcium | 29,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 | 29,000 |
| Copper | 11 B | NA | 9.3 B | NA |
| Iron | 320 | 220 | 190 | 170 |
| Lithium | 7.7 B | 6.9 B | 6.7 B | 6.4 B |
| Magnesium | 9,500 | 9,200 | 9,200 | 9,400 |
| Manganese | 33 | 34 | 27 | 51 |
| Phosphorus | 120 B | 140 B | 130 B | 100 B |
| Potassium | 4,500 | 4,100 | 3,900 | 4,100 |
| Sodium | 26,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Strontium | 210 | 190 | 190 | 200 |
| Zinc | 15 B | 19 B | 16 B | 18 B |
aAntimony, arsenic, beryllium,
cadmium, chromium, cobalt, lead, molybdenum, nickel, selenium, silver, thallium
and vanadium were analyzed for but not detected.
bB - analyte concentration is between MDL and PQL
cNot Available
Table A3. Concentrations of SVOCs detected
in the soil samples collected along the Mile Run Brook downstream from Rhodia
Inc. site.
| Contaminanta | Sample Location and Concentration Detected in mg/kg | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 5A | 5B | 5C | 5D | |
| Cumene | 0.038 Jb | NAc | 0.024 J | 0.025 J | 0.018 J | NA |
| 1,4-Dichlorobenzene | 0.03 J | NA | 0.024 J | 0.021 J | 0.03 J | NA |
| 1,2-Dichlorobenzene | NA | NA | 0.019 J | 0.018 J | NA | NA |
| 4-Methylphenol | NA | NA | 0.28 J | 0.02 J | NA | NA |
| Camphor | NA | NA | NA | 0.067 J | NA | NA |
| Naphthalene | 0.051 J | 0.026 J | 0.17 J | 0.088 J | 0.08 J | NA |
| Benzoic Acid | NA | NA | 0.41 J | 0.12 J | 0.21 J | NA |
| 2-Methylnaphthalene | 0.078 J | NA | 0.092 J | 0.044 J | 0.062 J | NA |
| Acenaphthylene | 0.062 J | 0.047 J | 0.12 J | 0.072 J | 0.1 J | 0.029 |
| Acenaphthene | 0.19 J | 0.04 J | 0.2 J | 0.12 J | 0.11 J | NA |
| Dibenzofuran | 0.1 J | 0.029 J | 0.19 J | NA | 0.099 J | NA |
| Fluorene | 0.21 J | 0.057 J | 0.31 J | 0.13 J | 0.18 J | 0.017 J |
| Diethylphthalate | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0.052 J |
| Phenanthrene | 1.8 J | 0.71 J | 3.0 J | 1.6 J | 2.0 | 0.25 J |
| Anthracene | 0.3 J | 0.091 J | 0.55 J | 0.24 J | 0.25 J | 0.046 J |
| Carbazole | 0.21 J | 0.076 J | 0.34 J | NA | 0.21 J | 0.029 J |
| Di-n-butylphthalate | 0.029 J | NA | 0.06 J | NA | 0.074 J | NA |
| Fluoranthene | 2.6 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 0.52 J |
| Pyrene | 3.4 | 2.4 | 8.6 Ed | 4.0 | 6.7 E | 1.0 |
| Butylbenzylphthalate | 0.032 J | NA | 0.64 J | 0.24 J | 0.89 J | NA |
| Benzo[a]anthracene | 1.2 | 0.74 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.39 J |
| Chrysene | 1.4 | 0.82 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.43 J |
| Di-n-octylphthalate | NA | 0.038 J | NA | 0.098 J | 0.12 J | 0.017 J |
| Benzo[b]fluoranthene | 1.8 | 0.86 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 0.57 J |
| Benzo[k]fluoranthene | 1.4 | 0.69 | 1.9 | 0.97 | 1.4 | 0.44 J |
| Benzo[a]pyrene | 1.1 | 0.47 J | 1.8 | 0.97 | 1.5 | 0.3 J |
| Indeno[1,2,3-cd]anthracene | 0.47 J | 0.26 J | 0.9 | 0.44 J | 0.85 | 0.18 J |
| Dibenzo[a,h]anthracene | 0.082 J | 0.04 J | 0.1 J | 0.11 J | 0.2 J | NA |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0.41 J | 0.24 J | 0.82 | 0.4 J | 0.71 | 0.13 J |
| PCB (Aroclor 1248) | 0.214 | 0.117 | 0.308 | 1.06 | 0.481 | 0.000987 |
aCamphene, bis(2-chloroathyl)ether,
phenol, 2-chlorophenol, 1,3-dichlorobenzene, benzyl alcohol, bis(2-chloroisopropyl)ether,
2-methylphenol, hexachloroethane, n-nitroso-di-n-propylamine, nitrobenzene,
isophorone, 2-nitrophenol, 2,4-dimethylphenol, bis(2-chloroethoxy)methane, 2,4-dichlorophenol,
1,2,4-dichlorobenzene, 4-chloroanilene, hexachlorobutadiene, 4-chloro-3-methylphenol,
hexachlorocyclopentadiene, 2,4,6-trichlorophenol, 2,4,5-trichlorophenol, 2-chloronaphthalene,
2-nitroaniline, coumarin, dimethyphthalate, 2,6-dinitrotoluene, 3-nitroaniline,
2,4-dinitrophenol, 2,4-dinitrotoluene, 4-nitrophenol, 4-chlorophenyl-phenylether,
4-nitrotoluene, 4,6-dinitro-2-methylphenol, n-nitrosodiphenylamine, 4-bromophenyl-phenylether,
hexachlorobenzene, pentachlorophenol and 3,3'-dichlorobenzidine were analyzed
for but not detected. Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phtalate was detected in the blank.
bJ - estimated value
cNA - Not Available
dconcentration exceeded the calibration range
Table A4. Concentrations of metals detected
in the soil samples collected along the Mile Run Brook downstream from the Rhodia
Inc. site.
| Contaminanta | Sample Location and Concentration Detected in mg/kg | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 5A | 5B | 5C | 5D | |
| Aluminum | 7,800 | 7,800 | 6,600 | 7,600 | 7,500 | 7,000 |
| Arsenic | NAb | NA | NA | NA | 6.9 Bc | NA |
| Barium | 130 | 95 | 82 | 140 | 180 | 48 |
| Beryllium | 0.57 | 0.76 | 0.51 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.85 |
| Cadmium | 0.78 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.2 |
| Calcium | 1,900 | 2,100 | 1,800 | 2,800 | 3,200 | 2,400 |
| Chromium | 28 | 54 | 40 | 53 | 47 | 44 |
| Cobalt | 11 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
| Copper | 100 | 110 | 100 | 220 | 160 | 170 |
| Iron | 19,000 | 23,000 | 17,000 | 16,000 | 17,000 | 20,000 |
| Lead | 360 | 110 | 120 | 290 | 220 | 120 |
| Lithium | 16 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 19 |
| Magnesium | 3,000 | 4,300 | 3,000 | 2,700 | 2,900 | 3,600 |
| Manganese | 170 | 210 | 290 | 210 | 590 | 250 |
| Mercury | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.97 | NA | 0.22 |
| Nickel | 21 | 24 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 32 |
| Phosphorus | 370 | 470 | 320 | 450 | 640 | 280 |
| Potassium | 1,400 | 1,600 | 1,300 | 1,100 | 1,200 | 1,300 |
| Selenium | 5 B | 8.8 B | 5.8 B | 4.5 B | NA | NA |
| Silver | NA | 0.57 B | 0.53 B | 0.8 B | 0.63 B | NA |
| Sodium | 270 | 290 | 200 | 230 | 260 | 260 |
| Strontium | 18 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 24 | 11 |
| Vanadium | 19 | 21 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 17 |
| Zinc | 350 | 220 | 200 | 320 | 300 | 320 |
aAntimony, molybdenum and
thallium were analyzed for but not detected.
bNA - Not available
cB - value is between the minimum detection level (MDL) and practical
quantitation level (PQL)
