PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
EASTERN SURPLUS COMPANY SITE
MEDDYBEMPS, WASHINGTON COUNTY, MAINE
EPA FACILITY ID: MED981073711 
March 12, 2003
Prepared by:
Superfund Site Assessment Branch
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix A. Figures
Appendix B. Tables
Appendix C. Operational and Regulatory Events at the Eastern Surplus Site
Appendix D. ATSDR Public Health Assessment Methodology
Appendix E. Glossary
Appendix F. Arsenic in Private Wells Near the Eastern Surplus Site
| ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| bgs | below ground surface |
| BTEX | Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes |
| CEL | Cancer Effect Level |
| CLP | Contract Laboratory Program |
| CREG | Cancer Risk Evaluation Guide |
| CV | Comparison value |
| 1,2-DCE | 1,2-Dichloroethylene |
| DNAPL | Dense non-aqueous phase liquid |
| DOD | Department of Defense |
| EMEG | Environmental Media Evaluation Guide |
| EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| Eastern Surplus | Eastern Surplus Company site |
| FIT | Field Investigation Team |
| FS | Feasibility Study |
| LTHA | Lifetime Health Advisory for drinking water |
| MEDEP | Maine Department of Environmental Protection |
| MCL | Maximum Contaminant Level |
| mg/kg/day | milligrams per kilogram body weight per day |
| MRL | Minimal Risk Level |
| NPL | National Priorities List |
| NRC | National Research Council |
| NTCRA | Non-Time Critical Removal Action |
| PAH | Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon |
| PCB | Polychlorinated biphenyl |
| PCE | Tetrachloroethylene (perchlorethylene) |
| PHAP | Public Health Action Plan |
| ppb | parts per billion |
| ppm | parts per million |
| RBC | Risk Based Concentration (EPA) |
| RfD | Reference Dose |
| RI | Remedial Investigation |
| RMEG | Reference Dose Media Evaluation Guide |
| ROD | Record of Decision |
| SVOC | Semi-volatile organic compound |
| TCE | Trichloroethylene |
| TTNUS | TetraTech NUS, Inc. |
| µg/m3 | micrograms per cubic meter |
| USACE | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| USArmy EOD | U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal |
| USFWS | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| USGS | U.S. Geological Survey |
| VOC | Volatile organic compound |
