Chemicals Involved

ATSDR’s Toxicological Profiles provide the most current information about chemicals including:

• Relevance to Public Health
• Health Effects
• Potential for Human Exposure

Some of the chemicals  released into the soil and groundwater at the Gorham Silver site are called volatile organic compounds (VOCs). These VOCs are  tetrachloroethylene (PCE), trichloroethylene (TCE), and vinyl chloride (VC). Dioxin, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), cyanides, and heavy metals were released also.

Information about TCE and VC can be seen at the following Web sites:

• Cyanides
• Heavy Metals
• Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PHAs)
• Trichloroethylene (TCE)
• Vinyl Chloride