Exposure to VOCs is occurring or has occurred principally through ingestion of drinking water and inhalation of indoor air-borne vapors and aerosols released through household water use.
Dermal absorption is a less important groundwater exposure route.
The absence of interior ambient air data makes it impossible to confidently evaluate plausible inhalation exposure issues. Workers outdoors at Corco Chemical could have been exposed to contaminants in soil through ingestion or inhalation of contaminated particles. Data are not available for determining whether contaminants are present in surface soils around the Para Scientific building or the landfill east of Cedar Lane. Non-VOCs that have a strong potential to bioaccumulate in biota might be present in sediments in the lake west of Corco Chemical and might be taken up by the food chain. If so, consumption of fish from that lake could result in contaminant exposure.