Public health assessment general electric site east street area

General Electric Site-East Street Area 1 Final Release

PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

GENERAL ELECTRIC SITE

EAST STREET AREA 1

PITTSFIELD, BERKSHIRE COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

CERCLIS NO. MAD002084093

Prepared by

MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

BUREAU OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT

ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM

under a cooperative agreement with

Public Health Service

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

Atlanta, Georgia

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface i

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of Pittsfield

Table 2 Cancer Incidence in Pittsfield, MA: 1995 through 1999

Table 3a Summary of samples for garden soils of the residences from the residential area

Table 3b Summary of soil samples from basement floors of residences from the residential area

Table 3c Summary of grease sample found on basement floor of Lombard Street House C/D at the residential area

Table 3d Summary of sediment samples from sumps inside the residences at the residential area

Table 3e Summary of samples from wall scrapings or materials deposited around subsurface utility connections inside the residences at the residential area

Table 3f Summary of contaminants of concern from canned and frozen vegetables from gardens at the residential area

Table 3g Summary of surface soil (0 to 0.5 ft and 0 to 2 ft depth) contaminants of concern from the residential/commercial area

Table 3h Summary of 0 to 0.5 ft surface soil contaminants of concern from the industrial area

Table 3i Summary of 0 to 2 ft surface soil contaminants of concern from the industrial area

Table 3j Summary of the 0 to 0.5 ft and 0 to 2 ft surface soil contaminants of concern from the 20s, 30s, and 40s Complexes

Table 3k Summary of the subsurface soil contaminants of concern from the 20s, 30s, and 40s Complexes

Table 3l PCBs in surface soil from houses in the East Street 1

Neighborhood

Table 3m PCBs in subsurface soil from houses in the East Street 1

neighborhood

Table 3n. Summary of the groundwater contaminants of concern

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1 Surface Cover Map

Figure 2 Site Plan

Figure 3 Altresco Steamline Soil Boring Locations and PCB Data

Figure 4 Address Location Map for 1980 Basement and Garden Sampling

Figure 5 Oil Plume Map, October 1983

Figure 6 Interpreted Oil Extent, Fall 1996

Figure 7 The 20s, 30s, and 40s Complexes

Preface
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) prepared this public health assessment as part of its cooperative agreement with the U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. In addition MDPH points out that this is only one of 10 General Electric sites for which public health assessments or health consultations are being or have been prepared. Thus any conclusions presented here cannot be extrapolated to any other area of the General Electric site or to the entire General Electric site as a whole. Finally, MDPH has attempted to gather available data for the General Electric site through many visits to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection offices for file reviews or document retrieval. This document, as with the other General Electric documents, was released for public comment. Comments and responses to the comments are presented in Appendix A. MDPH is preparing a Summary Public Health Assessment that will address health and exposure concerns for the GE sites as a whole. That document will be released for public review and comment.

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