| Abstract |
Previous organics studies in the Wabash River Basin are reviewed and summarized, and all existing toxic/hazardous organics data from USEPA, Indiana State Board of Health, and Illinois EPA are gathered, condensed, and presented. These include industrial and municipal point source data, ambient river and stream data, fish data, carbon filter data, sludge and sediment data, and public water supply data. Major municipal, industrial, and federal known or potential dischargers of toxic/hazardous organics are listed as well as known or potential minor sources. Data are presented in terms of microgram/l and lb/da for each compound from each source. A total of 304 sources were analyzed for as many as 78 compounds (not all compounds for all sources). Compounds are ranked in decreasing order of magnitude (lb/da) discharged from all sources tested. Eleven conclusions and/or recommendations are presented. A bibliography with 16 references is appended, as is a glossary of 78 toxic/hazardous organic compounds. Five appendixes are included, giving excerpts from previous reports; industrial categories used in selecting potential municipal sources; various types of data; and locations of major surface public water supplies in the Basin. (Portions of this document are not fully legible) |
