PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
NORTH RAILROAD AVENUE PLUME
ESPAÑOLA, RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
EPA FACILITY ID: NMD986670156
September 5, 2003
Prepared by:
Superfund Site and Assessment Branch
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIONS
APPENDIX A: INFORMATION ON THE SEPARATE PETROLEUM-RELATED GROUNDWATER PLUME
APPENDIX C: EXPLANATION OF EVALUATION PROCESS
APPENDIX D: GROUNDWATER MODELING ANALYSES
APPENDIX E: LEVELS OF PUBLIC HEALTH HAZARD
APPENDIX F: RESPONSES TO COMMENTS RECEIVED
APPENDIX G: ATSDR GLOSSARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TERMS
ACGIH | American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists |
ACTS | analytical contaminant transport analysis system |
ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
BTEX | benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes |
CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act |
COC | contaminants of concern |
CREG | Cancer Risk Evaluation Guide |
CSF | cancer slope factor |
CVs | Comparison Values |
DCE | dichloroethene |
DCA | dichloroethane |
EL RAEHA | Rio Arriba Environmental Health Association |
EMEG | Environmental Media Evaluation Guide |
EPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency |
IARC | International Agency of Research on Cancer |
IRIS | Integrated Risk Information System |
MCL | maximum contaminant level |
mg/kg/day | milligrams per kilogram per day |
mg/L | milligrams per liter |
mg/m3 | micrograms per cubic meter |
MRL | Minimal Risk Level |
NMED | New Mexico Environment Department |
NOAEL | No Observed Adverse Effect Level |
NPL | National Priority List |
NRAP | North Railroad Avenue Plume |
OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
PHA | public health assessment |
PCE | tetrachloroethylene |
PRG | Preliminary Remediation Goal |
RBC | Risk-Based Concentration |
RfD | Reference Dose |
RMEG | Reference Dose Media Evaluation Guide |
SDWA | Safe Drinking Water Act |
TCE | trichloroethylene |
TRI | Toxic Release Inventory |
TMB | trimethylbenzene |
µg/L | micrograms per liter |
VOC | volatile organic compound |