PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
INDUSTRI-PLEX
WOBURN, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS
Figure A-1: Map of Woburn, Massachusetts
Figure A-3: Industriplex Site West of Commerce Way
Figure A-4: Site Boundary and Former Stauffer Property
Figure A-5: Former Surface Water Body Locations
Figure A-6: Boundary of Stauffer Waste Burial Area
Table B - 12. Range of Contaminant Concentration in Groundwater in the Study Area - Metals
| Contaminant | Concentration Range - ppb |
Comparison Value (ppb) |
Source |
| Antimony | 18 - 36 | 3 | LTHA |
| Arsenic | 2 - 201 | 0.02 | CREG |
| Beryllium | 1 | 0.008 | CREG |
| Cadmium | 3 | 5 | MCL |
| Chromium | 4 - 145 | 50 | child RMEG |
| Cobalt | 4 - 54 | none | none |
| Copper | 3 - 6 | 1300 | MCL |
| Lead | 1 - 5 | 15 | MCL |
| Manganese | 6 - 259 | 50 | child RMEG |
| Mercury | 200 | 2 | MCL |
| Nickel | 10 - 20 | 100 | MCL |
| Selenium | 200 | 30 | chronic child EMEG |
| Silver | 4 | 50 | interm. child EMEG |
| Thallium | 3 - 30 | 0.4 | LTHA |
| Vanadium | 4 - 181 | 30 | interm. child EMEG |
| Zinc | ND - 335 | 2000 | LTHA |
This is a partial list of contaminants found on the Industriplex Site, Woburn, MA.
| Contaminant | Concentration Range - ppb |
Comparison Value (ppb) |
Source |
| Acetone | 10 - 1800 | 1000 | inter. child EMEG |
| Benzene | 2 - 12000 | 1 | CREG |
| Bromodichloromethane | 10 - 250 | 0.6 | CREG |
| Bromoform | 10 - 250 | 4 | CREG |
| Bromomethane | 10 - 250 | 10 | LTHA |
| 2 - Butanone | 10 - 250 | 6000 | child RMEG |
| Carbon Disulfide | 2 - 250 | 1000 | child RMEG |
| Carbon Tetrachloride | 10 - 250 | 0.3 | CREG |
| Chlorobenzene | 10 - 250 | 100 | MCL |
| Chloroethane | 10 - 250 | none | none |
| Chloroform | 10 - 250 | 6 | CREG |
| Chloromethane | 10 - 250 | 3 | LTHA |
| Dibromochloromethane | 10 - 250 | none | none |
| 1,1 Dichloroethane | 10 - 250 | none | none |
| 1,2 Dichloroethane | 10 - 250 | 0.4 | CREG |
| 1,1 Dichloroethene | 10 - 250 | 0.06 | CREG |
| 1,2 Dichloroethene | 10 - 250 | 70 | MCL |
| 1,2 Dichloropropane | 10 - 250 | 5 | MCL |
| cis 1,3 Dichloropropene | 10 - 250 | 3 | child RMEG |
| trans 1,3 Dichloropropene | 10 - 250 | 3 | child RMEG |
| Ethylbenzene | 4 - 62 | 700 | MCL |
| 2 - Hexanone | 2 - 250 | none | none |
| Methylene Chloride | 10 - 250 | 5 | CREG |
| 4-Methyl,2-Pentanone | 3 - 250 | none | none |
| Styrene | 10 - 250 | 100 | MCL |
| 1,1,2,2 Tetrachlorethane | 10 - 250 | 0.2 | CREG |
| Tetrachloroethene | 10 - 250 | 0.7 | CREG |
| Toluene | 10 - 210 | 1000 | MCL |
| 1,1,1 Trichloroethane | 10 - 250 | 200 | MCL |
| 1,1,2 Trichloroethane | 10 - 250 | 0.6 | CREG |
| Trichloroethene | 10 - 250 | 3 | CREG |
| Vinyl Chloride | 10 - 250 | 0.2 | chronic child EMEG |
| Xylene | 1 - 320 | 2000 | interm. child EMEG |
| compound | INDOOR AIR CONCENTRATION (ug/m3) | comparison values (UG/M3) ATSDR ACGIH | |||||||||
| ambient air | building c c-h18a c-q05a c-p50b |
building b b-c27b b-f22b |
building a a-h18b |
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| carbon tetrachloride | 0.92 | 1.46 | 1.45 | 1.50 | 0.86 | 1.18 | 0.99 | 0.07 | creg | 31000 | TLV |
| chloroform | nd | 1.67 | 3.59 | 1.58 | 1.64 | 4.30 | 1.47 | 0.04 | creg | 49000 | TLV |
| 1,1-dichloroethylene | nd | 0.87 | 3.02 | 0.49 | 0.41 | 1.01 | nd | 0.02 | creg | 20000 | TLV |
| methylene chloride | 0.59 | 4.77 | 8.15 | 4.89 | 3.86 | 6.76 | 5.01 | 2 | creg | 174000 | TLV |
| tetrachloroethylene | 0.49 | 1.44 | 2.10 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.60 | 1.98 | 2 | creg | 170000 | TLV |
| 1,1,1-trichloroethane | 1.53 | 6.68 | 7.32 | 5.38 | 5.38 | 8.45 | 7.50 | none | none | 1910000 | TLV |
| trichloroethylene | 0.20 | 2.80 | 3.61 | 1.96 | 1.04 | 1.53 | 0.57 | 0.6 | creg | 269000 | TLV |
| trichlorofluoromethane | 3.56 | 79.62 | 99.86 | 54.67 | 40.08 | 65.39 | 12.76 | none | none | 5620000 | TLV |
| benzene | 1.39 | 5.73 | 10.70 | 5.27 | 2.70 | 4.20 | 2.91 | 0.1 | creg | 32000 | TLV |
| chlorobenzene | nd | 0.41 | 0.69 | 0.34 | 0.12 | 0.17 | nd | none | none | 46000 | TLV |
| 81,4-dichlorobenzene | 0.08 | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | none | none | 60000 | TLV |
| ethylbenzene | 0.45 | 173.05 | 239.87 | 132.44 | 16.15 | 19.43 | 4.14 | 300 | RfC | 434000 | TLV |
| toluene | 2.79 | 216.34 | 343.40 | 228.38 | 42.33 | 54.01 | 23.71 | 400 | RfC | 188000 | TLV |
| acetone | 2.32 | 53.82 | 92.93 | 77.51 | 30.88 | 47.18 | 27.62 | none | none | 1780000 | TLV |
| carbon disulfide | nd | 3.84 | 8.76 | 4.59 | 1.06 | 0.52 | nd | *20 | EMEG | 31000 | TLV |
| 2-butanone (mek) | 3.42 | 26.20 | 47.69 | 26.07 | 11.49 | 20.29 | 13.21 | 1000 | RfC | 590000 | TLV |
| 4-methyl-2-pentanone (mbk) | nd | 2.34 | 3.87 | 2.30 | 1.08 | 1.87 | 0.87 | none | none | 20000 | TLV |
| styrene | nd | 102.57 | 177.31 | 100.46 | 12.72 | 15.68 | 3.66 | *60 | EMEG | 213000 | TLV |
| xylene (total) | 1.38 | 153.35 | 241.10 | 127.55 | 20.16 | 27.34 | 10.66 | none | none | 434000 | TLV |
| dichlorodifluoromethane | 3.03 | 14.62 | 18.79 | 11.66 | 8.96 | 13.81 | 9.40 | 50000 | RfC | 4950000 | TLV |
| Notes for Table: | 1) EMEG: Environmental Media Guideline established by the Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease
Registry. 2) CREG: Cancer Risk Evaluation Guide as established by the Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry. 3) RfC: Reference concentration established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. 4) *: the concentration is presented in parts per billion (ppb) |
| Contaminant | Concentration Range - ppm |
Comparison Value ppm |
Source |
| Antimony | 2 - 253 | 200 | RMEG |
| Arsenic | 1 - 7,959 | 0.4 | CREG |
| Barium | 5 - 5,612 | 50,000 | RMEG |
| Cadmium | 1 - 15 | 500 | Chronic EMEG |
| Chromium | 1 - 80,600 | 4000 | RMEG |
| Copper | 0.8 - 15,100 | none | none |
| Lead | 7.3 - 33,900 | none | none |
| Manganese | 10,900 | 4000 | RMEG |
| Thallium | 10 - 258 | none | none |
| Vanadium | 130 | none | none |
| Zinc | 1.4 - 24,000 | 200,000 | RMEG |
| Benzene | 8.0 - 275 | 20 | CREG |
| Diethylene glycol | 11 - 513 | none | none |
| DEHP | 0.059 | 50 | CREG |
| Toluene | 3.7 - 13 | 100,000 | RMEG |
| PAHs (carcin) total | 5 | O.1 | CREG |
This is a partial list of contaminants found in the on-site soil (0-12") at the Industriplex Site in
Woburn, MA.
| Contaminant | Concentration Range - ppm |
Comparison Value ppm |
Source |
| Antimony | 2 - 674 | 300 | RMEG |
| Arsenic | 1 - 30,800 | 0.4 | CREG |
| Barium | 3 - 4,444 | 50,000 | RMEG |
| Cadmium | 1 - 199 | 500 | Chronic EMEG |
| Chromium | 0.3 - 145,455 | 4000 | RMEG |
| Copper | 0.2 - 29,167 | none | none |
| Lead | 3 - 89,109 | none | none |
| Manganese | 61.9 - 195 | 4,000 | RMEG |
| Thallium | 0.55 - 64 | none | none |
| Vanadium | 6.4 - 46.8 | none | none |
| Zinc | 2.9 - 144,330 | 200,000 | RMEG |
| Aroclor-1254 | 2 - 3 | none | none |
| Benzene | 4.2 - 75 | 20 | CREG |
| Diethylene glycol | 10 - 1,580 | none | none |
| DEHP | 0.048 - 0.23 | 50 | CREG |
| MEK | 0.04 | 400,000 | RMEG |
| Toluene | 0.017 - 8.6 | 100,000 | RMEG |
| 1,1,1-TCA | 0.003 - 0.004 | none | none |
| PAHs (carcin) total | 27 | 0.1 | CREG |
This represents only a partial listing of contaminants found in the subsurface soil at the
Industriplex Site.
Table B - 5. Range of Contaminant Concentration in On-site Ambient Air Industriplex Site,
Woburn, MA
| Contaminant | Concentration Range - ug/m3 |
Comparison Value ug/m3 |
Source |
| Arsenic | 0.0052 - 0.03 | 0.0002 | CREG |
| Antimony | 0.0036 - 0.0118 | none | none |
| Barium | 0.0053 - 0.163 | none | none |
| Cadmium | 0.00021 - 0.014 | 0.2 | EMEG |
| Chromium | 0.00022 - 0.077 | 0.02 | EMEG |
| Copper | 0.029 - 0.292 | none | none |
| Lead | 0.071 - 0.86 | none | none |
| Manganese | 0.00118 - 0.113 | 2 | EMEG |
| Vanadium | 0.00177 - 0.048 | none | none |
| Zinc | 0.003 - 0.178 | none | none |
| MEK (ppb) | 4.8 - 2,300 | 1,000 | RfC none |
| Toluene (ppb) | 6.7 | 1,000 | EMEG |
| 1,1,1-TCA (ppb) | 32 | none | none |
This is a partial listing of contaminants found in the on-site ambient air at the Industriplex Site in
Woburn, MA.
| Contaminant | Concentration Range - ppm |
Comparison Value ppm |
Source |
| Benzene | 0.17 - 11 | 0.00006 | CREG |
| Butanethiol | 1.1 - 5.5 | none | none |
| Carbon disulfide | 0.01 - 11 | 0.020 | Chronic EMEG |
| Dimethyl disulfide | 1.1 - 7.8 | none | none |
| Dimethyl sulfide | 2 - 20 | none | none |
| Ethanethiol | 2 - 77 | none | none |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 43 - 47,000 | .645 | RfC |
| Methanethiol | 2.4 - 220 | none | none |
| Methyl furan | 1 - 2.8 | none | none |
| Methyl mercaptan | 5.6 - 470 | none | none |
| 2-propanethiol | 6.6 - 180 | none | none |
| Toluene | 0.7 - 3.9 | .300 | Acute EMEG |
Notes for tables 1 - 13:
1) CREG: Cancer risk evaluation guides as established by the Agency for Toxic Substance and
Disease Registry (ATSDR).
2) RMEG: Reference dose media evaluation guide, calculated from EPA's reference dose
3) LTHA: Lifetime health advisory as established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
4) MCL: maximum contaminant level as established by the EPA
5) EMEG: environmental media evaluation guide as established by the ATSDR
6) *: estimated value based on the quantitation limit or the estimated quantitation limit.
7) carcin: carcinogen
| Contaminant | Concentration | Median Value |
Frequency | Comparison Value | |
| Range - ppb | #detected/#samples | ppb | Source | ||
| Aluminum | 75.5 - 1,640 | 103 | 6/6 | none | none |
| Arsenic | <1.0* - 14.6 | 14.5 | 6/6 | 0.02 | CREG |
| Barium | 24.8 - 31.8 | 31.6 | 6/6 | 2000 | RMEG |
| Beryllium | <1.0* | <1.0 | 6/6 | 0.008 | CREG |
| Calcium | 20400 - 31800 | 30000 | 6/6 | none | none |
| Chromium III | 8.5 - 195 | 12.3 | 6/6 | 30000 | RMEG |
| Cobalt | <5.0* - 9.5 | <5.0 | 6/6 | none | none |
| Copper | <9.6* - 32.4 | 15.4 | 6/6 | 1300 | MCL |
| Iron | 607* - 2530* | 1760 | 6/6 | none | none |
| Lead | <1.1* - 4.3* | 4.0 | 6/6 | 15 | MCL |
| Magnesium | 3500 - 5300 | 5180 | 6/6 | none | none |
| Manganese | 48.5 - 777 | 489 | 6/6 | 200 | RMEG |
| Mercury | <.200* | <.200 | 6/6 | 2 | LTHA |
| Nickel | <13.0*- 13.5* | <13.0 | 6/6 | 100 | LTHA |
| Potassium | 3130 - 5260 | 4960 | 6/6 | none | none |
| Sodium | 23600 - 94200 | 40700 | 6/6 | none | none |
| Vanadium | <6.0* | <6.0 | 6/6 | 100 | EMEG |
| Zinc | 28.2 - 469 | 206 | 6/6 | 2000 | LTHA |
| 1,1-dichloroethane | 2.0 - <10.0* | <10.0 | 6/6 | none | none |
| 1,2-dichloroethene | 3.0* - 11.0 | 10.0 | 6/6 | 70 | LTHA |
| Ethylbenzene | 1.0* - <10.0* | 10.0 | 6/6 | 700 | LTHA |
| 4-methyl-2-pentanone | 2.0* - <10.0* | 10.0 | 6/6 | none | none |
| Toluene | <10.0* -130.0 | 10.0 | 6/6 | 1000 | LTHA |
| Trichloroethene | 1.0* - 11.0 | 3.0 | 6/6 | 3 | CREG |
| Xylene (total) | 17.0* - <10.0 | 10.0 | 6/6 | 2000 | EMEG |
| Contaminant | Concentration | Median Value | Frequency | Comparison Value | |
| Range - ppb | #detected/#samples | ppb | Source | ||
| Arsenic | ND - 41 | 14 | 13/35 | 0.02 | CREG |
| Chromium III | ND - 55 | 55 | 1/6 | 30000 | RMEG |
| Lead | ND - 154 | 78 | 4/18 | none | carcin |
Table B - 10. Range of Contaminant Concentration in Off-site Sediment Industriplex Site, Woburn, MA
| Contaminant | Concentration Range - ppm |
Comparison Value ppm |
Source |
| Antimony | 7.6 - 98.6 | 300 | RMEG |
| Arsenic | 3.0 - 1,380 | 0.4 | CREG |
| Barium | 18.5 - 282 | 50,000 | RMEG |
| Beryllium | 0.63 - 2.9 | 0.2 | CREG |
| Cadmium | 0.56 - 77.4 | 400 | RMEG |
| Chromium | 30.1 - 1,530 | 4000 | RMEG |
| Cobalt | 8.3 - 121 | none | none |
| Copper | 20.2 - 1,100 | none | none |
| Lead | 26.1 - 108 | none | none |
| Manganese | 189 - 7220 | 4,000 | RMEG |
| Mercury | 0.14 - 2.4 | 1000 | inter. EMEG |
| Nickel | 6.9 - 88.1 | 10,000 | RMEG |
| Thallium | 0.84 - 3.2 | none | none |
| Zinc | 55.8 - 387.0 | 200,000 | RMEG |
| (ppb) | |||
| Acetone | 120 - 1900 | 70,000 | RMEG |
| Benzene | 14 - 140 | 20 | CREG |
| Carbon Disulfide | 41 - 140 | 70,000 | RMEG |
| Dibenzofuran | <1600 - <45,000 | none | none |
| 1,2 Dichlorobenzene | <1600 - <45,000 | 60,000 | RMEG |
| 1,3 Dichlorobenzene | <1600 - <45,000 | none | none |
| 1,4 Dichlorobenzene | <1600 - <45,000 | none | none |
| 3,3'Dichlorobenzidine | <1600 - <45,000 | 2 | CREG |
| 1,1,1 Dichloroethane | 2 - <140 | none | none |
| 2,4 Dichlorophenol | <1600 - <45,000 | 2000 | RMEG |
| 4,6 Dinitro-2-methyl phenol | <3800 - <1,000,000 | 1 | CREG |
| Ethylbenzene | 15 - <140 | 70,000 | RMEG |
| PAHs (carcin) | 190 - <45,000 | 0.1 | CREG |
| 1,1,1 Trichloroethane | <14 - <140 | none | none |
| Vinylchloride | 52 - <140 | 10 | Chronic EMEG |
| Xylene | <14 - <140 | 100,000 | EMEG |
This is a partial list of contaminants detected in the off-site sediment at the Industriplex Site, Woburn, MA
Table B - 4. Range of Contaminant Concentration in On-site Sediment Industriplex Site, Woburn, MA
| Contaminant | Concentration Range - ppm |
Comparison Value ppm | Source |
| Arsenic | 2.6 - 371 | 0.4 | CREG |
| Chromium | 7.6 - 546 | 4000 | RMEG |
| Lead | 5.3 - 212 | none | none |
| (ppb) | |||
| Acetone | ND - 22 | 70,000 | RMEG |
| Benzoic Acid | ND - 1500 | 3,000,000 | RMEG |
| PAHs (carcin) | 190 - <45,000 | 0.1 | CREG |
This is a partial list of contaminants detected in the off-site sediment at the Industriplex Site.
| Contaminant | Concentration Range - ppm |
Comparison Value ppm |
Source |
| Antimony | 7 - 61 | 300 | RMEG |
| Arsenic | 1.9 - 1,748 | 0.4 | CREG |
| Barium | 23 - 1,282 | 50,000 | RMEG |
| Cadmium | 1 - 12 | 500 | Chronic EMEG |
| Chromium | 4.6 - 2,160 | 4000 | RMEG |
| Copper | ND - 2,913 | none | none |
| Lead | 7.3 - 26,699 | none | none |
| Thallium | ND - 29 | none | none |
| Zinc | ND - 11,165 | 200,000 | RMEG |
| Diethylene glycol | ND - 336 | none | none |
This is a partial list of contaminants detected in the off-site soil (0-12") at the Industriplex Site.
| Contaminant | Concentration Range - ppm |
Comparison Value ppm |
Source |
| Antimony | 7 - 303 | 300 | RMEG |
| Arsenic | 1.8 - 17,000 | 0.4 | CREG |
| Barium | 30 - 707 | 50,000 | RMEG |
| Cadmium | 3 - 14 | 500 | Chronic EMEG |
| Chromium | 2.3 - 4,343 | 4000 | RMEG |
| Copper | 8 - 1,313 | none | none |
| Lead | 5 - 8,788 | none | none |
| Thallium | 15 - 56 | none | none |
| Zinc | 50 - 2,178 | 200,00 | RMEG |
| Benzene | ND - 72 | 20 | CREG |
| Diethylene glycol | 293 - 523 | none | none |
This is a partial list of contaminants detected in off-site subsurface soil at the Industriplex Site in Woburn, MA
TABLE B - 14. COMPLETED EXPOSURE PATHWAYS
| PATHWAY NAME | EXPOSURE PATHWAY ELEMENTS | TIME | ||||
| SOURCE | ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA |
POINT OF EXPOSURE |
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE |
EXPOSED POPULATION |
||
| Soil 0-12" |
site | soil 0-12" | undeveloped on-site; and off-site in study area | workers trespassers residents |
ingestion inhalation dermal contact |
past |
| Subsurface soil | site | subsurface soil | undeveloped areas on-site | workers trespassers (possibly) |
ingestion inhalation dermal contact |
past |
| Ambient air | site | ambient air | on site and off-site | workers trespassers residents |
inhalation | past |
| Indoor Air | site | indoor air | off-site in study area | workers (DEC) |
inhalation | current |
TABLE B - 15. POTENTIAL EXPOSURE PATHWAY
| PATHWAY NAME | EXPOSURE PATHWAY ELEMENTS | TIME | ||||
| SOURCE | ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA |
POINT OF EXPOSURE |
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE |
EXPOSED POPULATION |
||
| Surface Water | site | surface water | on-site off-site |
surface water | workers trespassers residents |
past current future |
| Sediment | site | sediment | on-site off-site |
surface water | workers trespassers residents |
past current future |
| Soil
Gas (Bore Hole Air) |
site | soil gas (bore hole air) |
on-site | site | workers trespassers |
past |
| Biota | site | biota | off-site | Hall's Brook Holding Area | residents eat fish caught in HBHA | past current future |
| Indoor Air | site | indoor air | off-site | homes | residents | future |
