PRELIMINARY PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

METROPOLITAN MIRROR AND GLASS COMPANY, INCORPORATED
FRACKVILLE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

APPENDICES

APPENDIX A -- FIGURES

Figure 1. Site Location Map

Figure 2. Site Sketch

Figure 3. Sample Location Map

Figure 4.

Figure 5. Site Location

APPENDIX B -- Tables

Table 1. Estimated Population Distribution by Distance from the Site (1)

DISTANCE (Miles)	POPULATION
On-Site	0
Greater than 0 to ¼	96
Greater than ¼ to ½	316
Greater than ½ to 1	3,530
Greater than 1 to 2	3,533
Greater than 2 to 3	2,882
Greater than 3 to 4	10,306

Table 2. Selected Demographic Parameters for Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Frackville Borough
and West Mahanoy Township (8)

PARAMETER	PENNSYLVANIA	SCHUYLKILL COUNTY	FRACKVILLE BOROUGH	WEST MAHANOY TOWNSHIP
1980 Census Population	11,864,751.0	160,630.0	5,308.0	3,934.0
1990 Census Population	11,881,643.0	152,585.0	4,700.0	4,539.0
Percent Change	0.1	-5.0	-11.5	15.4
Percent White1	88.5	99.0	99.6	89.1
Percent 65 & Over1	15.4	20.0	23.3	18.7
Persons Per Household1	2.57	2.47	2.42	2.48
Per Capita Income2	$10,288	$8,339	$8,117	$7,910

¹Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1A

²1986 Population and 1985 Per Capita Income Estimates; Pennsylvania Bureau of Census PSDC80-18-87

Table 3. The Pennsylvania-American Water Company Wells (1)

WELL	LOCATION	DEPTH (Feet)	CAPACITY (gpm)
No. 1	Center Street	450	150
No. 2	Center Street	420	150
No. 3	Center Street	450	300
No. 4	Coaland Penn Alleys	550	235
No. 51	Nice Street	402	150

¹Treated by Air Stripping

Table 4. The Number of Wells for Potable Water by Distance from the Site and
Population Served (1)

DISTANCE (Miles)	ESTIMATED NUMBER OF WELLS	ESTIMATED POPULATION
0 to ¼	1	3
¼ to ½	9*	6,897
½ to 1	7	19
1 to 2	13**	5,487
2 to 3	60***	33,161
3 to 4	0	0
Total	90	45,558

*Includes Pennsylvania-American Supply Well
**Includes Ashland Borough Back-Up Wells and Morea Citizens Water Company Well
***Includes Schuylkill Municipal Authority Back-Up Well

Table 5. Maximum Contaminant Concentration in Metropolitan Mirror Production Well in 1987¹ and 1989² (1)

CONTAMINATION	MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION ug/L		COMPARISON VALUE
	1987	1989	ug/L	Source
Tetrachloroethylene (PCE)	5.8	ND	0.67	CREG
Lead	NT	149.73	0.0	MCLG

¹Investigation by PADER
²Screening Site Inspection
³Resample was 31.5 ug/L

Table 6. Monitoring Well Construction Details (1)

WELL NUMBER	DATE DRILLED	ELEVATION OF GROUND SURFACE (Feet)	ELEVATION OF BOTTOM OF BORING (Feet Above Mean Sea Level)	TOTAL DEPTH (Feet)	DEPTH TO BEDROCK (Feet)	SCREENING INTERVAL (Feet)
MW-1A	6/28/89	1,491.7	1,441.7	50.0	11	34.7 to 49.7
MW-1	6/21/89	1,491.6	1,441.6	50.0	13	34.7 to 49.7
MW-2	6/22/89	1,477.7	1,427.7	50.0	17	34.7 to 49.7
MW-3	6/24/89	1,479.6	1,429.1	50.5	12	35.2 to 50.2
MW-4	6/26/89	1,475.0	1,410.0	65.0	34	34.7 to 64.7
MW-5	6/23/89	1,473.8	1,413.3	60.5	20	45.2 to 60.2

All depths were measured from the ground surface.

Table 7. Maximum Contaminant Concentration in Monitoring Wells (1)

CONTAMINATION	MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION µg/L	COMPARISON VALUE
		µg/L	Source
Tetrachloroethylene (PCE)	ND	0.7	CREG
Lead	13.4	0.0	MCLG

Table 8. Drum Samples from Resident's Property (2)(Resident Obtained Drums from Metropolitan Mirror)

HAZARDOUS MATERIAL	DRUM NUMBER
	15	19	7	18	17	14
Benzene	4,039.68	1,571.14	ND	ND	ND	ND
Chloroform	20,871.67	15,012.45	129.31	4.81	7.08	4.37
Ethylbenzene	4,502,577.36	ND	ND	ND	1.32	ND
Methylene Chloride	436,839.92	273,929.43	984.15	ND	ND	ND
Toluene	2,484,755.57	17,960.13	617.71	2.58	5.04	2.43
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	21,956.72	16,225.94	47.86	1.62	2.91	1.73
Trichloroethene	2,837.94	ND	ND	ND	ND	1.09
Metaxylene	49,899,849.00	190,323.75	14,288.32	ND	ND	ND
Ortho/Paraxylene	85,809,465.60	148,509.60	1,241.01	ND	ND	ND

NOTE: Concentrations are in µg/L.
ND = Not Detected

Table 9. Maximum Contaminant Concentration in Commercial and Residential Wells in the Northern and
Southern Areas of Frackville Borough (2)

CONTAMINANT	MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION (ug/L)				COMPARISON VALUE
	Northern Plume		Southern Plume
	Comm. Wells	Res. Wells	Comm. Wells	Res. Wells	µg/L	Source
Tetrachloroethylene (PCE)	430.0	28.0	3.7	19.0	0.67	CREG
Lead	NT	NT	NT	NT	0.0	MCLG

Table 10. Maximum Contaminant Concentration in Pennsylvania-American Water Supply Wells
(1987-1992) (2,12)

CONTAMINANT	MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION (µg/L)							COMPARISON VALUE
	CenterStreet	Center Street Wells (Raw)				Nice Street Well
	Effluent	#1	#2	#3	#4	Raw	Effluent	µg/L	Source
PCE	2.0	ND	1.0	5.0	5.0	40.0	1.0	0.67	CREG
Lead	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	0.0	MCLG

Table 11. Private Well Pathway - Northern Plume

PATHWAY	TIME	SOURCE	MEDIA & TRANSPORT	POINT OF EXPOSURE	ROUTE OF EXPOSURE	EXPOSED POPULATION
Private Well	Past Present Future	ContaminatedBarrels ObtainedFrom Metro-Mirror	Groundwater	Tap	Ingestion Inhalation Dermal	Less Than 50

Table 12. Private Well Pathway - Southern Plume

PATHWAY	TIME	SOURCE	MEDIA & TRANSPORT	POINT OF EXPOSURE	ROUTE OF EXPOSURE	EXPOSED POPULATION
Private Well	Past Present Future	Not Determined	Groundwater	Tap	Ingestion Inhalation Dermal	Unknown Number 30-100 Estimated

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