Health Consultation: Public Water Quality Concerns of Residents Living Near the Koppers Incorporated Site, 2201 Edmonds Street, North Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, 72117. EPA Facility ID: ARD006344824

摘要

Koppers Incorporated area residents (from Glenview and Poe Addition) requested that the Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services Division of Health (ADOH) (formerly known as the Arkansas Department of Health) sample the public drinking water and evaluate the results. Residential complaints included an unusual odor and floating particles in the water. It was alleged the chemicals used in the processing of wood at the nearby Koppers facility entered the water distribution system through the underground pipes and created these problems. The findings of ADOH's efforts to resolve the community's concerns are explained in this health consultation prepared under a cooperative agreement with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). Koppers Incorporated, located at 2201 Edmonds Street, North Little Rock, Arkansas, has been treating wood at this site since 1907. The plant processes and treats over 1.5 million crossties yearly. Other products include switch ties, road crossings and framed bridge timbers. Some of the chemicals that have been used to treat wood at the site are creosote, pentachlorophenol, and chromated copper arsenate.