PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
Sites P, Q and R
SAUGET AREA 2 LANDFILL
(a/k/a SAUGET AND COUNTY LANDFILL (SITE Q))
SAUGET, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Table 1. Chemicals of Interest in Surface Soil (in parts per million).
| Chemical | Site P | Site R | Site Q | Soil Comparison Value (in ppm) | |||
| Northern | Southern | ||||||
| Ponded Area | Railroad | ||||||
| Benzene | 450DJ | - | 0.004J | - | - | 10 | CREG |
| 2-Hexanone | - | - | 0.003J | - | - | NV | |
| 4-Methyl-2-pentanone | 0.036 | - | - | - | - | NV | |
| Phenanthrene | 0.57J | - | 0.17J | - | - | NV | |
| Chrysene | 2.2J | - | 0.29J | 0.78 | - | NV | |
| Benzo(k)fluoranthene | 1.9J | - | 0.16J | 0.59 | - | NV | |
| Benzo(b)fluoranthene | 3.9 | - | 0.41J | 0.6 | - | NV | |
| Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene | 2.6J | - | - | - | - | NV | |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | 1.6J | - | 0.25J | 0.54 | - | 0.1 | CREG |
| Benzo(g,h,i)perylene | 2J | - | 0.27J | - | - | NV | |
| Benzo(a)anthracene | 1.1J | - | 0.41J | 0.74 | - | NV | |
| Acrolein | - | 100 | - | - | - | 30 | EMEG |
| 4-nitrodiphenylamine | - | 0.36 | - | - | - | NV | |
| 4-nitrochlorobenzene | - | 0.36 | - | - | - | NV | |
| Lead | 378 | - | 218 | 656 | 1,920 | NV | |
| Thallium | 2 | - | - | 3.81 | 0.972 | NV | |
| Arsenic | 34.7 | - | 8.3 | 9.13 | 6.38 | 0.5 | CREG |
| Cadmium | 32.9 | - | 13.1 | 36.8 | 1.98 | 10 | EMEG |
| Dieldrin | - | - | 0.38P | - | - | 0.04 | CREG |
| Endrin ketone | 0.052 | - | - | - | - | NV | |
| Aroclor 1254 | - | - | - | 0.434 | 311 | 1 | EMEG |
| Total PCBs1 | 9.8BC | 1.31 | 211BC | 0.788 | 449 | 0.4 | CREG |
1 - Total = Aroclors -1242, 1254, 1260
J - Estimated Value
N - Presumptive evidence of the Chemical present
C - Confirmed
NV - No value
EMEG - Environmental Media Evaluation Guide
Dash - Chemical not detected
D - Analysis at secondary dilution factor
B - Chemical found in blank
P - Analyte present
CREG - Cancer Risk Evaluation Guide
Table 2. Chemicals of Interest in Subsurface
Soil (in parts per million).
| Chemical | Site P | Site R Remedial Investigation | Site Q | Soil Comparison Values | ||||
| Northern | Southern | |||||||
| Remedial Investigation (RI) | Samples Prior to RI | Pre-removal | Post Removal2 | Value (in ppm) | Source | |||
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | - | 230 | - | 13000 | - | - | 500 | RMEG |
| 1,2-Dichloroethene | - | 220 | - | 12 | - | - | 8 | CREG |
| 4-Methyl-2-pentanone | 0.049 | 2800 | 240J | 250 | - | - | NV | |
| 4-Nitroaniline | - | 8300 | - | - | - | - | NV | |
| Benzene | 0.049 | 210 | 0.3J | 44 | - | - | 10 | CREG |
| Chlorobenzene | - | 2400 | 4.4J | - | - | - | 1000 | RMEG |
| Chrysene | - | - | 9 | 6.4 | - | - | NV | |
| Pentachlorophenol | - | 790J | 0.24J | 100 | - | - | 50 | EMEG |
| Phenanthrene | - | - | 5.3 | 5.2 | - | - | NV | |
| Toluene | 0.41 | 3800 | 0.004J | 2400 | - | - | 1000 | EMEG |
| Trichloroethene | - | 750 | - | 55 | - | - | 2 | CREG |
| 2,4-Dichlorophenol | - | 16000D | 3.3J | 3100 | - | - | 200 | RMEG |
| 2-Chlorophenol | - | 6900 | 0.2J | 360 | - | - | 300 | RMEG |
| 2-Nitroaniline | - | 1000 | - | - | - | - | NV | |
| 4-Chloroaniline | - | 2000 | - | - | - | - | 200 | RMEG |
| Benzo(a)anthracene | - | - | 5.4 | - | 270 | - | NV | |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | - | - | 3.7J | - | 813 | - | 0.1 | CREG |
| Benzo(b)fluoranthene | - | - | 0.15J | 1.3 | 549 | - | NV | |
| Benzo(g,h,i)perylene | - | - | 2.7 | - | 260 | - | NV | |
| Benzo(k)fluoranthene | - | - | 3.8J | - | 535 | - | NV | |
| bis(2-Ethylhexyl)phthalate | 0.23J | 960 | 110DJ | 1100 | - | - | 500 | EMEG |
| Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene | - | - | 1.5 | - | 174 | - | NV | |
| Dibenzofuran | - | - | 0.011J | - | - | - | NV | |
| Dimethylphthalate | - | 14J | - | - | - | - | NV | |
| Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene | - | - | 0.31 | - | 507 | - | NV | |
| Nitrobenzene | - | - | - | 56 | - | - | 30 | RMEG |
| Arsenic | 4 R | 147 | 6 | - | 19.9 | - | 20 | EMEG |
| Cadmium | 4 | 7 | 1.2 | - | 18.9 | - | 10 | EMEG |
| Lead | 526 | 64.7 | 16.6 | - | 2880 | - | NV | NV |
| Mercury | - | 43 | 0.07 | - | - | - | 20 | RMEG4 |
| Vanadium | - | 645 | 28.7 | - | - | - | 200 | EMEG |
| 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol | - | 3900 | 0.027 | - | - | - | 60 | CREG |
| 4,4'-DDT | - | 52 | - | - | - | - | 30 | RMEG |
| Endrin aldehyde | - | 290 | - | - | - | - | NV | |
| Endrin ketone | - | 99 | - | - | - | - | NV | |
| Heptachlor epoxide | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.02 | CREG |
| Aroclor 1254 | - | 1100 | 1.7 | 60 | 2.05 | 456 | 1 | EMEG |
| Total PCBs1 | - | 4800 | 9 | 16000 | 3.15 | 456 | 0.4 | CREG |
| TEQ 2,3,7,8-TCDD | - | - | - | 0.0033 | - | - | 5E-05 | |
| 2-Chloroaniline | - | 4900 | 4.8 | - | - | - | 200 | RMEG3 |
| 3-Chloroaniline | - | 280 | - | - | - | - | 200 | RMEG3 |
1 - Total = Aroclors -1242, 1254, 1260
2 - Post-removal subsurface samples analyzed for PCBs only
3 - Comparison value for 4-Chloroanline
4 - Comparison Value for Mercuric Chloride
J = Estimated Value
D = Analysis at secondary dilution factor
N = Presumptive evidence of the Chemical present
TEQ 2,3,7,8-TCDD - Toxicity Equivalance of Dioxins and Furans to 2,3,7,8 - Tetrachloro-p-dibenzodioxin
NV - No value
RMEG - Reference Dose Media Evaluation Guide
EMEG - Environmental Media Evaluation Guide
CREG - Cancer Risk Evaluation Guide
Table 3. Chemicals of Interest in Drums
and Surface Waste at Site Q (in parts per million).
| Chemical | Central Portion | Southern Portion | Comparison Value | |||
| Drum Waste IEPA, 1994 | Drums, USEPA, 1994 | Drums | Waste Pile | Value | Source | |
| Trichloroethene | - | - | 17000 | 0.022J | 2 | CREG |
| 4-Methyl-2-pentanone | - | - | 1800J | - | NV | |
| 1,1-Dichloroethane | - | - | 54 | - | 8 | CREG |
| Phenanthrene | - | - | 11J | 13 | NV | |
| bis(2-Ethylhexyl)phthalate | - | - | 2300 | 120 | 500 | EMEG |
| Benzo(a)anthracene | - | - | - | 5.8J | NV | |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | - | - | - | 6.9 | 0.1 | CREG |
| Benzo(k)fluoranthene | - | - | - | 5.8J | NV | |
| Benzo(g,h,i)perylene | - | - | - | 2J | NV | |
| Chrysene | - | - | 0.77J | 8.2 | NV | |
| Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene | - | - | - | 4J | NV | |
| Benzo(b)fluoranthene | - | - | - | 6J | NV | |
| Total PCBs1 | 51450BC | 260000 | 5042 | 367 | 0.4 | CREG |
| Cadmium | - | - | 651 | 65.1 | 10 | EMEG |
| Arsenic | - | - | 138 | 9.32 | 0.5 | CREG |
| Chromium | 6.5 | - | 7400 | 384 | 200 | RMEG (VI) |
| Toluene | - | - | 23000 | 0.22 | 1000 | EMEG |
| Lead | 25.5 | - | 18400 | 764 | NV | |
| Ethylbenzene | - | - | 40000 | 0.028J | 3000 | RMEG |
| Xylenes, Total | 2.2 | - | 58000 | 0.296 | 10000 | EMEG |
| Naphthalene | - | - | 90000B | 180B | 1000 | EMEG |
| 4-Nitrophenol | - | 24JD | - | 2 | NV | |
| n-Nitrosodi-n-propylamine | - | 42JD | - | - | 0.1 | CREG |
| 4-Chloro-3-methylphenol | - | 67JD | - | - | NV | |
| Dichloroaniline | - | - | - | - | NV | |
| 2-Methylphenol (o-cresol) | - | - | 18600 | 14 | 3000 | |
| 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene | - | - | 14000 | 0.2J | NV | |
| n-Propylbenzene | - | - | 7100 | - | NV | |
| Aroclor 1254 | - | - | 4140 | 267 | 1 | EMEG |
| n-Butylbenzene | - | - | 760J | 0.032J | NV | |
| 3,4-Dimethylphenol | - | - | 5300 | 45 | NV | |
| Antimony | - | - | 257 | - | 20 | RMEG |
| s-Butylbenzene | - | - | 55J | - | NV | |
| p-Isopropyltoluene | - | - | 580 | 0.005J | NV | |
| Benzyl alcohol | - | - | 24J | - | NV | |
| 4-Nitroaniline | - | - | 19J | - | NV | |
| Bromodichloromethane | - | - | 1 | - | NV | |
| 2,4-Dimethylphenol | - | - | 21400 | 34 | 1000 | RMEG |
| Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene | - | - | - | 1.4J | NV | |
| Dibenzofuran | - | - | - | 1.2J | NV | |
| bis(2-Chloroethyl)ether | - | - | - | 14 | 0.6 | CREG |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | - | - | 40000 | 0.23 | NV | |
1 - Total = Aroclors -242, 1254, 1260
D = Analysis at secondary dilution factor
NV - No comparison value
RMEG - Reference Dose Media Evaluation Guide
J = Estimated Value
B = Chemical found in blank
CREG - Cancer Risk Evaluation Guide
EMEG - Environmental Media Evaluation Guide
C = Confirmed
Table 4. Chemicals of Interest in Sediments
in Sauget Area 2 (in parts per million).
| Chemical | Site R Sediment2 | Mississippi River | Soil Comparison Value | |
| Value | Source | |||
| Chrysene | 0.47 | - | NV | |
| Phenanthrene | 0.37 | - | NV | |
| Benzo(a)anthracene | 0.45 | - | NV | |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | 0.49 | - | 0.1 | CREG |
| Benzo(b)fluoranthene | 0.28J | - | NV | |
| Benzo(g,h,i)perylene | 0.16J | - | NV | |
| Benzo(k)fluoranthene | 0.13J | - | NV | |
| Carbazole | 0.032J | - | NV | |
| Dibenzofuran | 0.066 | - | NV | |
| Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene | 0.1 | - | NV | |
| Aniline | - | 3.4 | NV | |
| Arsenic | 9.6 | - | 0.5 | CREG |
| Lead | 22.6 | - | NV | |
| Dichlorprop | - | 1.1 | NV | |
| MCPP | - | 160 | NV | |
| Total PCBs1 | 1.5 | 0.12J | 0.4 | CREG |
1- Total = Aroclors -1242, 1254, 1260
2 - Sediment seeps and surface drainageway
J - Estimated value
NV - No comparison value
CREG - Cancer Risk Evaluation Guide
Table 5. Chemical of Interest in Groundwater
in Area 2, Sites Q and R (in parts per billion).
| Chemical | Site Q | Site R - Pre2000 | Site R - Remedial Investigation | Drinking Water Comparison Values | ||||||
| Southern Portion | Northern Portion | Northern - RI | Shallow (10-45 feet) | Intermediate (46-95 feet) | Deep (96-140 feet) | Bedrock | Value | Source | ||
| 1,1-Dichloroethane | 1400J | - | 31 | 3J | - | 4J | - | - | NV | |
| 1,1-Dichloroethene | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 0.06 | CREG |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | - | 3000 | - | 16000 | - | 16000 | 300 | - | 5 | MCL |
| 2-Chloroaniline | - | - | 220J | - | 85000D | 140000J | 200000J | 1600000EJ | 40 | RMEG1 |
| 2-Hexanone | - | 3500J | - | - | - | - | - | - | NV | |
| 3-Chloroaniline | - | - | 16J | - | 4700DJ | 500000 | 1400000 | 100000J | 40 | RMEG1 |
| Acetone | - | 7100B | - | 1700B | - | 17000J | 420 | - | 3000 | RMEG |
| Aniline | - | - | 41J | - | 2600DJ | 2400000 | 92000DJ | 23000J | 6 | CREG |
| Benzene | - | 2000 | 660 | 1500 | 1100 | 4600J | 560 | 94J | 0.6 | CREG |
| Chlorobenzene | - | 6700J | 130 | 8100 | 34000 | 13000 | 3400 | 2000 | 100 | LTHA |
| Chloroethane | 1600J | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NV | |
| Chloroform | - | 1J | - | - | - | 180J | - | - | 6 | CREG |
| Ethylbenzene | 4700 | 33J | - | 2J | - | 410J | 410J | 87J | 700 | LTHA |
| Methylene chloride | 5900 | 2200BJ | - | - | - | 270J | - | - | 5 | CREG |
| Tetrachloroethene | - | - | - | - | 510J | - | 57J | - | 5 | MCL |
| Toluene | 94000 | 1600J | 51 | 760J | 95J | 4800 | 240 | 580 | 2000 | RMEG |
| Trichloroethene | - | 2J | - | - | 0.8J | 360J | 17J | - | 0.09 | CREG |
| Xylenes, Total | 32000 | 230 | - | 95J | - | 560J | 960J | 300 | 10000 | LTHA |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | 170J | 390 | - | - | 5J | - | 140J | - | 10 | LTHA |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 9300 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NV | |
| 1,2-Dichlorobenzene | - | 2000 | 9J | 340 | 120J | 6500J | 220000DJ | 2900J | 600 | LTHA |
| 1,4-Dichlorobenzene | 4J | 250 | 13J | 550 | 190J | 13000J | 1200 | - | ||
| 2,4-Dichlorophenol | - | 14000E | 530J | 14000E | 1500J | 25000DJ | 5000J | 33000J | 20 | LTHA |
| 2,4-Dimethylphenol | 1355 | 2800 | 74J | 160 | - | 2400J | - | 200 | RMEG | |
| 2-Chlorophenol | - | 33000E | 2300J | 14000E | 640J | 26000J | 92J | 4800J | 40 | LTHA |
| 2-Methylphenol | - | 350 | 1J | - | - | 960 | - | - | 500 | RMEG |
| 2-Nitroaniline | - | 2000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | NV | |
| 3&4-Methylphenol | - | 23000E | - | 6100 | 27J | 9800J | - | - | 500 | RMEG |
| 3,4-Dimethylphenol | 1355 | - | 280J | - | - | - | - | - | NV | |
| 3-Nitroaniline | - | 3900 | - | - | - | - | - | - | NV | |
| 4-Chloroaniline | - | 15000E | 19J | 25000E | 22000DJ | 1000000DJ | 2300000 | 160000J | 40 | RMEG |
| 4-Methyl-2-pentanone | - | 2700J | 5100 | - | - | 1900 | 100 | - | NV | |
| 4-Nitrophenol | - | 80J | - | - | 84J | - | - | - | 60 | LTHA |
| Benzyl alcohol | - | 490 | - | 750 | - | - | - | - | NV | |
| bis(2-Ethylhexyl)phthalate | 4237 | 160 | 220DJ | 37 | 3J | 29J | 220J | - | 3 | CREG |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethene | 2700 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 70 | LTHA |
| Dimethylphthalate | - | - | 420DJ | - | - | - | - | - | NV | |
| Di-n-butylphthalate | 58J | 12BJ | 13J | 7J | - | 73J | - | - | NV | |
| Di-n-octylphthalate | - | 7J | 0.6J | 40 | - | - | - | - | NV | |
| Hexachlorobenzene | - | - | - | 850 | - | - | - | - | 0.02 | CREG |
| Nitrobenzene | - | 820 | - | 420 | 88J | 3600J | 8J | 5000J | 2 | RMEG |
| n-Propylbenzene | 1200J | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NV | |
| Pentachlorophenol | - | 35000E | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | CREG |
| Phenol | 192 | 190000E | 13000DJ | 60000E | 18000DJ | 120000DJ | 3500J | - | 4000 | LTHA |
| p-Isopropyltoluene | 580J | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NV | |
| 2-Methylnaphthalene | 860 | - | - | 200 | - | - | - | - | NV | |
| Naphthalene | 9200B | 70 | - | 82J | 93J | 13000DJ | - | - | 100 | LTHA |
| Phenanthrene | 20J | - | - | - | - | 0.6J | - | - | NV | |
| Antimony | - | - | 72.3 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | RMEG |
| Arsenic | 430 | 100 | 27.7 | 48 | 35.6 | 191 | - | 29.7 | 0.02 | CREG |
| Barium | - | 384 | 403 | 440 | 431 | 1800 | 1550 | - | 700 | RMEG |
| Beryllium | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | MCL |
| Cadmium | 57 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | 2 | EMEG |
| Chromium (III) | 299 | 13 | - | 40 | - | - | - | - | 100 | MCL |
| Cobalt | - | 148 | - | 120 | 24.1B | - | - | - | 100 | EMEG |
| Cyanide, Total | - | 1560 | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | 200 | EMEG |
| Lead | 432 | - | - | 300 | - | - | - | - | NV | |
| Manganese | - | 13200 | 20400 | 11200 | 8040 | 5870 | 1880 | - | 500 | RMEG |
| Nickel | 311 | 74 | - | 1900 | 104 | - | - | - | 100 | LTHA |
| Selenium | 61 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50 | EMEG | |
| Thallium | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | LTHA |
| Zinc | - | 326 | - | 102R | - | 3420 | 1770 | - | 2000 | LTHA |
| 2,4,5-T | 3800 | - | - | - | 1.1 | 19 | - | 70 | LTHA | |
| 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol | - | 6000 | 64J | 2100 | 450J | 6400DJ | 120J | 43000J | 3 | CREG |
| 2,4-D | - | - | - | - | 850 | 22000 | 1100J | - | 70 | LTHA |
| 4,4'-DDD | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4JN | - | 0.1 | CREG |
| beta-BHC | - | - | - | - | - | 0.057P | - | - | 0.02 | CREG |
| delta-BHC | - | - | - | - | - | 0.063P | - | - | 0.02 | CREG |
| Dichlorprop | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NV | ||
| Dieldrin | - | - | - | - | - | 0.17P | - | - | 0.002 | CREG |
| Aroclor 1254 | 133 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | RMEG |
| Total PCBs | 370 | - | - | 7.7 | - | - | - | - | 0.02 | CREG |
1 - 4-chloroaniline used for comparison
2 - 2-chlorophenol used for comparison
3 - 4-nitrophenol used for comparison
J - Estimated value
D = Analysis at secondary dilution factor
N = Presumptive evidence of the Chemical present
E = Estimated value
B = Chemical found in blank
C = Confirmed
Dash = Chemical not detected
P = Analyte present
NV - No comparison value
RMEG - Reference Dose Media Evaluation Guide
CREG - Cancer Risk Evaluation Guide
LTHA - Lifetime Health Advisory
MCL - Maximum Contaminant Level
EMEG - Environmental Media Evaluation Guide
RI - Remedial Investigation
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