HEALTH CONSULTATION
HONNEGER'S GRAIN ELEVATOR (PROPERTY)
MT. PLEASANT, ISABELLA COUNTY, MICHIGAN
Michigan Department of Community Health
- John Filpus, Environmental Engineer
Robin Freer, Resource Specialist
James Bedford, Environmental Toxicologist
Brendan Boyle, Principal Investigator
ATSDR Regional Representative
Louise Fabinski
Regional Services, Region V
Office of the Assistant Administrator
ATSDR Technical Project Officer
William Greim
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Superfund Site Assessment Branch
The Honneger's Grain Elevator Property Health Consultation was prepared by the Michigan Department of Community Health under a cooperative agreement with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). It is in accordance with approved methodology and procedures existing at the time the health consultation was initiated.
William Greim
Technical Project Officer, SPS, SSAB, DHAC
The Division of Health Assessment and Consultation, ATSDR, has reviewed this health consultation and concurs with its findings.
Richard Gillig
Chief, SPS, SSAB, DHAC, ATSDR
Table 1. Concentrations of chemicals found in surface soil samples collected from the Honneger's
Grain Elevator property by the MDEQ, June 1997.
| Chemical | Concentration (ppm) |
No. of samples above MDEQ Industrial/ Commercial Criteria (Ref. 4) |
No. of samples above MDEQ Residential Criteria (Ref. 5) |
|
| Maximum | Median | |||
| acenaphthene |
3 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| acenaphthylene |
0.27 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| anthracene |
8 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| antimony |
1.9 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| arsenic |
17.3 |
4.59 |
0 | 9 |
| barium |
93.1 |
37.45 |
0 | 0 |
| benzo(a)anthracene |
11 |
0.23 |
0 | 0 |
| benzo(a)pyrene |
8.4 |
0.29 |
0 | 7 |
| benzo(b)fluoranthene |
10 |
0.46 |
0 | 0 |
| benzo(g,h,i)perylene |
4.8 |
0.15 |
0 | 0 |
| benzo(k)fluoranthene |
5.1 |
0.19 |
0 | 0 |
| beryllium |
0.486 |
0.177 |
0 | 0 |
| bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate |
6.4 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| cadmium |
1.4 |
0.3 |
0 | 0 |
| carbazole |
4.1 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| alpha-chlordane |
0.02 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| gamma-chlordane |
0.016 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| chromium |
19.38 |
7.87 |
0 | 0 |
| chrysene |
10 |
0.33 |
0 | 0 |
| cobalt |
8.63 |
3.25 |
0 | 0 |
| copper |
69.6 |
14.76 |
0 | 0 |
| cyanide |
9.2 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| 4,4'-DDD |
0.012 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| 4,4'-DDT |
0.092 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| di-n-butylphthalate |
0.22 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| dibenz(a,h)anthracene |
0.24 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| dibenzofuran |
2.2 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| 1,1-dichloroethylene |
0.001 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| dieldrin |
0.0099 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| fluoranthene |
22 |
0.37 |
0 | 0 |
| fluorene |
4.8 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene |
4.2 |
0.11 |
0 | 0 |
| lead |
1,244 |
112 |
7 | 7 |
| manganese |
411 |
181 |
0 | 0 |
| mercury |
1.6 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| methoxychlor |
0.017 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| methylene chloride |
0.041 |
0.006 |
0 | 0 |
| 2-methylnaphthalene |
1.1 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| naphthalene |
2 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| nickel |
18.39 |
7.2 |
0 | 0 |
| 4-nitroaniline |
0.31 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| PCBs (total) |
0.064 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| phenanthrene |
25 |
0.28 |
0 | 0 |
| pyrene |
19 |
0.36 |
0 | 0 |
| selenium |
1.24 |
0.5 |
0 | 0 |
| silver |
0.256 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| sodium |
236 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| thallium |
1.13 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| vanadium |
28.16 |
10.8 |
0 | 0 |
| zinc |
398 |
94.5 |
0 | 0 |
Reference: 3
ND --Not Detected in more than 50% of the samples
Table 2. Concentrations of chemicals found in subsurface soil samples collected
from the Honneger's Grain Elevator property by the MDEQ, June 1997.
| Chemical | Concentration (ppm) |
No. of samples above MDEQ Industrial/ Commercial Criteria (Ref. 4) |
No. of samples above MDEQ Residential Criteria (Ref. 5) |
|
| Maximum | Median | |||
| acenaphthene |
9.9 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| acetone |
0.19 |
4 |
0 | 0 |
| anthracene |
25 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| antimony |
4.8 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| arsenic |
9.44 |
4.1 |
0 | 3 |
| barium |
320 |
41.3 |
0 | 0 |
| benzene |
15 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| benzo(a)anthracene |
57 |
ND |
0 | 1 |
| benzo(a)pyrene |
54 |
ND |
1 | 1 |
| benzo(b)fluoranthene |
92 |
ND |
0 | 1 |
| benzo(g,h,i)perylene |
18 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| benzo(k)fluoranthene |
13 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| beryllium |
0.3 |
0.104 |
0 | 0 |
| bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate |
0.18 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| 2-butanone |
0.043 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| butylbenzylphthalate |
0.2 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| cadmium |
0.7 |
0.124 |
0 | 0 |
| carbazole |
17 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| alpha-chlordane |
0.0076 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| gamma-chlordane |
0.0022 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| chlorobenzene |
0.54 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| chromium |
15 |
5.9 |
0 | 0 |
| chrysene |
59 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| cobalt |
7.3 |
3.31 |
0 | 0 |
| copper |
35.64 |
10.2 |
0 | 0 |
| 4,4'-DDD |
0.005 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| 4,4'-DDE |
0.005 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| 4,4'-DDT |
0.011 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| di-n-butylphthalate |
0.045 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| dibenzofuran |
8.2 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| endrin |
0.0063 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| endrin ketone |
0.0047 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| ethylbenzene |
5.2 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| fluoranthene |
130 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| fluorene |
19 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| heptachlor |
0.0028 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene |
20 |
ND |
0 | 1 |
| lead |
233.57 |
12.8 |
0 | 0 |
| manganese |
323.66 |
197.9 |
0 | 0 |
| methylene chloride |
0.077 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| 2-methylnaphthalene |
2.1 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| naphthalene |
5 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| nickel |
15.2 |
6.4 |
0 | 0 |
| PCBs (total) |
0.16 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| phenanthrene |
100 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| pyrene |
99 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| selenium |
1.54 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| silver |
0.332 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| thallium |
1.2 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| toluene |
17 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| vanadium |
21.7 |
10.4 |
0 | 0 |
| xylenes (total) |
23 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| zinc |
311 |
32.3 |
0 | 0 |
Reference: 3
ND --Not Detected in more than 50% of the samples
Table 3. Concentrations of chemicals found in sediment samples collected from
the Chippewa River near the Honneger's Grain Elevator property by the MDEQ,
June 1997.
| Chemical | Concentration (ppm) |
No. of samples above MDEQ
Industrial/Commercial Criteria (Ref. 4) |
No. of samples above MDEQ Residential Criteria (Ref. 5) |
||
| Upstream | Adjacent | Downstream | |||
| acenaphthene |
0.051 |
ND |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| acenaphthylene |
ND |
ND |
0.01 |
0 | 0 |
| anthracene |
0.026 |
0.016 |
0.007 |
0 | 0 |
| antimony |
ND |
7.9 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| arsenic |
10.1 |
3.5 |
1 |
0 | 1 |
| barium |
28.1 |
15 |
7 |
0 | 0 |
| benzo(a)anthracene |
0.099 |
0.069 |
0.009 |
0 | 0 |
| benzo(a)pyrene |
0.1 |
0.045 |
0.017 |
0 | 0 |
| benzo(b)fluoranthene |
0.13 |
0.073 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| benzo(g,h,i)perylene |
0.015 |
ND |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| benzo(k)fluoranthene |
0.1 |
0.057 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| delta-BHC |
0.00076 |
0.0016 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate |
0.11 |
0.038 |
0.021 |
0 | 0 |
| cadmium |
1 |
ND |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| carbazole |
0.06 |
0.015 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| gamma-chlordane |
0.001 |
ND |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| chromium |
5.6 |
3.4 |
2.3 |
0 | 0 |
| chrysene |
0.17 |
0.098 |
0.013 |
0 | 0 |
| cobalt |
2.1 |
2.7 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| copper |
6.6 |
4.2 |
1.8 |
0 | 0 |
| cyanide |
0.2 |
0.2 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| di-n-octylphthalate |
ND |
0.006 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| dibenzofuran |
0.087 |
ND |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| fluoranthene |
0.31 |
0.19 |
0.019 |
0 | 0 |
| fluorene |
0.11 |
0.009 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| heptachlor epoxide |
0.0011 |
ND |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene |
0.068 |
0.045 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| lead |
7.4 |
7.6 |
3.7 |
0 | 0 |
| manganese |
124 |
102 |
29.6 |
0 | 0 |
| mercury |
0.09 |
ND |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| methoxychlor |
ND |
0.017 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| naphthalene |
ND |
ND |
0.008 |
0 | 0 |
| pentachlorophenol |
0.17 |
ND |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| phenanthrene |
0.18 |
0.12 |
0.024 |
0 | 0 |
| pyrene |
0.26 |
0.16 |
0.1 |
0 | 0 |
| selenium |
ND |
1 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| thallium |
ND |
0.5 |
ND |
0 | 0 |
| vanadium |
10.1 |
6.3 |
4.4 |
0 | 0 |
| zinc |
21.8 |
10.8 |
10.4 |
0 | 0 |
Reference: 3
ND --Not Detected
1. The MDEQ Industrial and Commercial Cleanup
Criteria for lead were developed using the U.S. EPA Integrated Uptake Biokinetic
Model for children. No risk assessment methods are currently available to evaluate
lead toxicity in adults.
