Opinion ID: 696568
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Corps' Public Health Evaluation Dated June 1988

Text: 15 On May 25, 1988, nine months after the Park was closed to public use, the Corps sampled surface soils from seven areas on the soccer fields and one off site in an effort to determine whether the surface soils of the former landfill presented possible human health hazards. The samples were analyzed for the presence of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), semi-volatile organics, PCBs, metals and cyanide. In four of the eight locations low levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were detected. Lead was the only metal detected at levels significantly above those found in the off-site sample. The report considered exposure pathways of dust inhalation, skin contact and inadvertent ingestion of soil by hand-to-mouth contact. The Corps concluded that the sampling results showed no apparent increase in health risk to the children playing at Marsh Run Park because the concentrations of contaminants were within the acceptable limits proposed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 16