PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
FORT WAINWRIGHT
FORT WAINWRIGHT, FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH, ALASKA
EPA FACILITY ID: AK6210022426
September 30, 2003
Prepared by:
Federal Facilities Assessment Branch
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
III. SOURCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION
IV. EVALUATION OF EXPOSURE PATHWAYS
VI. CHILDREN'S HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS
Table 1. Primary Releases/Hazards of Concern at Fort Wainwright Source Areas
Table 2. Potential Sources of Contamination and Operable Units, Fort Wainwright
Table 3. Evaluation of Public Health Hazards Associated with Sources of Contamination
Table 5. Maximum Contaminant Concentrations in Off-Site Private Drinking Water Wells
Figure 2. Fort Wainwright-Main Containment and Maneuver Area
Figure 3. ATSDR Exposure Pathway Evaluation
Appendix C. List of Comparison Values
Appendix D. ATSDR's Methods for Determining If a Health Hazard Exists
Appendix E. Response to Comments
1,1,1-TCA |
1,1,1-trichloroethane |
1,2-DCA | 1,2-dichloroethane |
4,4'-DDE | 4,4'-dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethylene |
4,4'-DDT | 4,4'-dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane |
ADD | Attention Deficit Disorder |
ADEC | Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation |
ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
bgs | below ground surface |
CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act |
cfs | cubic feet per second |
CO2 |
carbon dioxide |
Co-60 | Cobalt-60 |
CREG | ATSDR's cancer risk evaluation guide |
CRP | community response plan |
CVs | comparison value |
DCA | dichloroethane |
DCE | dichloroethylene |
DOD | Department of Defense |
DRMO | Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office |
EMEG | ATSDR's environmental media evaluation guide |
EPA |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
EQC | Equilibrium Criterion Model |
FEP | Fairbanks-Eielson Pipeline |
IDEA | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
IRP | installation restoration program |
LD | learning disabilities |
MCL | EPA's maximum contaminant level |
MP | military police |
NFA | no further action |
NPL | EPA's National Priorities List |
OB/OD |
open burn/open detonation |
OU | Operable Unit |
NOx | nitrogen oxides |
PAH | polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon |
PCBs | polychlorinated biphenyls |
PCE | tetrachloroethylene |
PHA | public health assessment |
PHAP | Public Health Action Plan |
POLs |
petroleum, oils, lubricants |
ppb | parts per billion |
ppm | parts per million |
PSC | potential source of contamination |
QFS | Quartermaster's Fueling System |
RAB | restoration advisory board |
Ra-226 | radium-226 |
RBC | EPA's risk-based concentration |
RfD |
EPA's reference dose |
RI | remedial investigation |
RMEG | ATSDR's reference dose media evaluation guide |
ROD | record of decision |
ROLF | Railcar Off-Loading Facility |
SO2 | sulfur dioxide |
SSL | EPA's soil screening level |
SVE/AS |
soil vapor extraction/air sparge |
SVOCs | semi-volatile organic compounds |
Tc-99 | Technetium |
TCE | trichloroethylene |
TCLP | toxicity characteristic leaching procedure |
USACE-AK | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District |
USGS |
United States Geological Survey |
USTs | underground storage tanks |
VOCs | volatile organic compounds |
WHPA | wellhead protection area |