What are the hazardous materials likely to be found in a former MGP site and the health impact of each material?
There are literally dozens of materials potentially associated with former MGP sites. These materials could include coal, slag, ash, cinders, coal-tar, oils, and, gas purification wastes; and contain benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene, creosote, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), cresols, among others. But the NYSDEC and other experts have indicated that the substances most frequently found are coal tar and gas purification wastes and their associated byproducts: coke, naphthalene, benzene, and PAHs. These materials may also be present at holder station sites.
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- What contaminants and/or hazardous materials are present at the site, where are they located, and what is the procedure that will be followed for safe abatement and remediation for each?
- What is the Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS) and how does it protect me against exposure to hazardous materials?
- What hazardous materials are going to be stored at the site?
