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Public Health Assessment for Koppers Wood Treating Company (a/k/a Galesburg/Koppers Company) Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois EPA Facility ID: ILD990817991.

PB2004105604

Publication Date	2003
Page Count	52
Abstract	The Koppers Wood Treating Company (Koppers) site is an active wood-treatment facility about 2 miles south of Galesburg, Illinois. For nearly 100 years the facility has treated 'green' railroad crossties with organic chemicals. The site was placed on the National Priorities List (NPL) in September 1983 and since that time has undergone extensive testing and remedial activities. Contaminated soil and sediments on the site have been remediated; however, contaminated groundwater still exists on the site. To date, off-site private drinking water wells have not been affected, and a groundwater-treatment system on the site should reduce the level of groundwater contamination over time. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) concludes that the site poses no public health hazard. Currently, no one is being exposed to chemicals at levels that would be expected to cause adverse health effects. IDPH recommends that the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency continue to monitor groundwater-remediation activities as planned to ensure that they continue to be effective in reducing groundwater contamination.
Keywords	Public health Health hazards Environmental surveys Risk assessments Wood-treatment facilities Ground water Soils Surface water Community health Remediation Health outcome data Fish Child health Chemicals Demographics Koppers Wood Treating Company Galesburg(Illinois)
Source Agency	Department H.E.W. Office of Toxic Substance and Disease
Corporate Authors	Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA.
Supplemental Notes	This document is color dependent and/or in landscape layout. It is currently available on CD-ROM and paper only. CD-ROM contains a 48 page document.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200422

Public Health Assessment for Koppers Wood Treating Company (a/k/a Galesburg/Koppers Company) Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois EPA Facility ID: ILD990817991.

Public Health Assessment for Koppers Wood Treating Company (a/k/a Galesburg/Koppers Company) Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois EPA Facility ID: ILD990817991.
PB2004105604

Publication Date	2003
Page Count	52
Abstract	The Koppers Wood Treating Company (Koppers) site is an active wood-treatment facility about 2 miles south of Galesburg, Illinois. For nearly 100 years the facility has treated 'green' railroad crossties with organic chemicals. The site was placed on the National Priorities List (NPL) in September 1983 and since that time has undergone extensive testing and remedial activities. Contaminated soil and sediments on the site have been remediated; however, contaminated groundwater still exists on the site. To date, off-site private drinking water wells have not been affected, and a groundwater-treatment system on the site should reduce the level of groundwater contamination over time. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) concludes that the site poses no public health hazard. Currently, no one is being exposed to chemicals at levels that would be expected to cause adverse health effects. IDPH recommends that the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency continue to monitor groundwater-remediation activities as planned to ensure that they continue to be effective in reducing groundwater contamination.
Keywords	Public health Health hazards Environmental surveys Risk assessments Wood-treatment facilities Ground water Soils Surface water Community health Remediation Health outcome data Fish Child health Chemicals Demographics Koppers Wood Treating Company Galesburg(Illinois)
Source Agency	Department H.E.W. Office of Toxic Substance and Disease
Corporate Authors	Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA.
Supplemental Notes	This document is color dependent and/or in landscape layout. It is currently available on CD-ROM and paper only. CD-ROM contains a 48 page document.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200422