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PETITIONED PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
ALASKA PULP CORPORATION CERCLIS NO. AKD009252487
October 16, 1998
Prepared by:
Petition Response Section
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ACRONYMS
SUMMARY
COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS
PURPOSE AND HEALTH ISSUES
BACKGROUND
Site Description Public Water System in Sitka, Alaska DISCUSSION
Completed Exposure to Dioxin in the Blue Lake Water Supply Environmental Data Water Samples from Blue Lake Sediment Samples from Blue Lake Measures of Suspended Particulate Material: Turbidity and Total Suspended Solids Public Health Implications ATSDR Child Health Initiative CONCLUSIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS
PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
REFERENCES
SITE TEAM/AUTHORS
APPENDIX A
Safe Drinking Water Act ATSDR Methods Summary Glossary APPENDIX B - List of Figures & Tables
1: Blue Lake Vicinity Map 2: Alaska Pulp Company Intro Map 3: Blue Lake Topographical Map 4: Blue Lake Water Supply Overall System Schematic 5: Sediment Sampling Locations for Blue Lake 6: Dioxin Furan Results for Sediment Samples Table 1: Turbidity in City of Sitka Water Supply 1992-1996 LIST OF ACRONYMS
ATSDR
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
APC
Alaska Pulp Company
SDWA
Safe Drinking Water Act
TSS
Total Suspended Solids
ppt
Parts per Trillion
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
TEQs
Toxic Equivalence
NTU
Nephelometric Turbidity Units
MRL
Minimum Risk Level
MCL
Maximum Contaminant Level
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