PETITIONED PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SERVICES INC.
GRIFFITH, LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA
CERCLIS NO. IND016360265
August 29, 1994
Prepared by
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Public Health Service
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Atlanta, Georgia
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SUMMARY
BACKGROUND
A. SITE DESCRIPTION AND HISTORY
B. SITE VISIT
C. DEMOGRAPHICS, LAND USE, AND NATURAL RESOURCE USE
D. HEALTH OUTCOME DATA
COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS
A. ON-SITE CONTAMINATION
B. OFF-SITE CONTAMINATION
C. QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY CONTROL
D. PHYSICAL AND OTHER HAZARDS
PATHWAYS ANALYSES
A. ENVIRONMENTAL PATHWAYS (Fate and Transport)
B. HUMAN EXPOSURE PATHWAYS
PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS
A. TOXICOLOGIC EVALUATION
B. HEALTH OUTCOME DATA EVALUATION
C. COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS EVALUATION
CONCLUSIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS
PREPARERS OF REPORT
REFERENCES
APPENDIX
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1 - RANGE OF CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS IN ON-SITE WASTE
MATERIAL AND SUBSURFACE SOIL
TABLE 2 - RANGE OF CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS IN ON-SITE LEACHATE
TABLE 3 - RANGE OF CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS IN ON-SITE SURFACE
WATER AND SEDIMENT
TABLE 4 - RANGE OF CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS ON-SITE GROUNDWATER
Table 5 - RANGE OF CONTAMINATION CONCENTRATIONS IN OFF-SITE MONITORING WELLS AND THE PRIVATE INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY WELL
LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1 - LOCATION MAP FOR THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SERVICES NPL SITE, GRIFFITH, INDIANA
FIGURE 2 - LOCATION MAP OF THE PROBABLE WASTE DISPOSAL AREAS AT THE
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SERVICES NPL SITE, GRIFFITH, INDIANA
FIGURE 3 - LOCATION MAP OF PRIVATE WELLS NEAR THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL
SERVICES NPL SITE, GRIFFITH, INDIANA
FIGURE 4 - LOCATION MAP OF THE GROUNDWATER SAMPLING POINTS AT THE
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SERVICES NPL SITE, GRIFFITH, INDIANA
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