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Public Health Assessment for Kerr-McGee Radiation Areas, West Chicago, Dupage County, Illinois, Region 5. Kress Creek: CERCLIS No. ILD980823991; Reed-Keppler Park: CERCLIS No. ILD980824007; Residential Areas: CERCLIS No. ILD980824015; Sewage Treatment Plant: CERCLIS No. ILD980824031.

PB95154803

Publication Date	1994
Page Count	256
Abstract	The Kerr-McGee radiation areas consist of the Kerr-McGee Facility (Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety jurisdiction) and National Priorities List (NPL) areas in and around West Chicago, Illinois: (1) Reed-Keppler Park, (2) the West Chicago Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant (WTP), (3) residential areas, (4) Kress Creek, and (5) the West Branch of the DuPage River (included with the WTP or Kress Creek areas for the NPL listings). Chemicals of concern include radon, radium, thorium, uranium, antimony, arsenic, barium, boron, cadmium, fluoride, lead, manganese, nickel, nitrate, selenium, silver, vanadium, zinc, and possibly chromium and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Exposure pathways include the inhalation of contaminated dust and gases; the ingestion of dust, groundwater, soil, sediments, and surface water; and dermal contact with dust, sediments, soil, and surface water.
Keywords	Public health Risk assessment Health hazards Environmental exposure pathway Polychlorinated biphenyls Radioisotopes Metals Nitrates Fluorides Boron Dusts Sediments Soil contamination Ground water Surface waters Land pollution Water pollution Illinois West Chicago(Illinois) DuPage County(Illinois)
Source Agency	Department H.E.W. Office of Toxic Substance and Disease
NTIS Subject Category	68G - Environmental Health & Safety 57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57V - Radiobiology
Corporate Authors	Illinois State Dept. of Public Health, Springfield.; Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA.
Supplemental Notes	See also PB90-106089. Sponsored by Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.
NTIS Issue Number	199507

Public Health Assessment for Kerr-McGee Radiation Areas, West Chicago, Dupage County, Illinois, Region 5. Kress Creek: CERCLIS No. ILD980823991; Reed-Keppler Park: CERCLIS No. ILD980824007; Residential Areas: CERCLIS No. ILD980824015; Sewage Treatment Plant: CERCLIS No. ILD980824031.

Public Health Assessment for Kerr-McGee Radiation Areas, West Chicago, Dupage County, Illinois, Region 5. Kress Creek: CERCLIS No. ILD980823991; Reed-Keppler Park: CERCLIS No. ILD980824007; Residential Areas: CERCLIS No. ILD980824015; Sewage Treatment Plant: CERCLIS No. ILD980824031.
PB95154803

Publication Date	1994
Page Count	256
Abstract	The Kerr-McGee radiation areas consist of the Kerr-McGee Facility (Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety jurisdiction) and National Priorities List (NPL) areas in and around West Chicago, Illinois: (1) Reed-Keppler Park, (2) the West Chicago Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant (WTP), (3) residential areas, (4) Kress Creek, and (5) the West Branch of the DuPage River (included with the WTP or Kress Creek areas for the NPL listings). Chemicals of concern include radon, radium, thorium, uranium, antimony, arsenic, barium, boron, cadmium, fluoride, lead, manganese, nickel, nitrate, selenium, silver, vanadium, zinc, and possibly chromium and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Exposure pathways include the inhalation of contaminated dust and gases; the ingestion of dust, groundwater, soil, sediments, and surface water; and dermal contact with dust, sediments, soil, and surface water.
Keywords	Public health Risk assessment Health hazards Environmental exposure pathway Polychlorinated biphenyls Radioisotopes Metals Nitrates Fluorides Boron Dusts Sediments Soil contamination Ground water Surface waters Land pollution Water pollution Illinois West Chicago(Illinois) DuPage County(Illinois)
Source Agency	Department H.E.W. Office of Toxic Substance and Disease
NTIS Subject Category	68G - Environmental Health & Safety 57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57V - Radiobiology
Corporate Authors	Illinois State Dept. of Public Health, Springfield.; Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA.
Supplemental Notes	See also PB90-106089. Sponsored by Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.
NTIS Issue Number	199507