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Show , , EPA Docket No. CERCLA-VDJ-93-10 4 Several exposure routes are associated with lead and 13. arsenic contamination conditions at the. Bingham Creek Channel Site. Direct contact, ingestion, inhalation, and inhalation resulting in ingestion of the lead and/or arsenic contaminated soils and dust pose the primary exposure pathways. . RELEASE OR THREAT OF RELEASE 1992) activities, EPA identified lead and arsenic in the soil of residential properties in the vicinity of Bingham Creek Channel as a potential threat to human health and welfare. EPA performed a removal action to mitigate the. potential threat posed by the contaminated soil in 50 residential properties. The presence of the large volume o'f tailings at the Site containing high concentrations of lead and arsenic pos'es a continuing threat of release dowp-channel and recontamination of previously remediated residential property. The health based action level for lead at the above mentioned This level was designed to residential removal was 2,500 'mg/Kg. address only the most critical levels of contamination. 14. During site assessment (1990 - 15.. Population growth adjacent to and near the Bingham The 1980 census report Creek Channel continues to accelerate. indicated that approximately 1,360 people lived within a 4 mile The 1990 census report indicated that the radius of the Site. population is approximately 2,450 for the corresponding area. New residential development aldng the channel continues and moxe is planned. RESPONDENTS AReo is the owner and/or operator of the AReo Tailings, Creek Channel, from which hazardous f.acility along Bingham substanC'es were disposed of" and/or' released into Bingham C.reek. ARCO, through its predecessor in interest, owned or operated, at the time of' disposal, facilities along Bingham Creek. Channel from which hazardous substances were disposed of and/or released into Bingham Creek. ARCO, a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, is qualified to perform the actions set forth in this Order. 16. a , ' Kennecott is the owner and/or operator of facilities Bingham Creek Channel from which hazardous substances were 17. along Kennecott and/or disposed of and/or released into Bingham Creek. its predecessor in interest owned or operated, at the time of disposal, f,acilites along Bingham Creek Channel from which .hazardous subStances were disposed of and/or.released into Kennecott, two corporations incorporated under Bingham Cre·ek.. the laws of the State of Delaware, is qualified to perform the actions 'set forth in this Order. - |
