PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
WEST SITE HOWS CORNERS
PLYMOUTH, PENOBSCOT COUNTY, MAINE
CERCLIS No. MED985466168
October 18, 1996
Prepared By:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Public Health Service
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Atlanta, Georgia
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. Site Description and History
B. Site Visit by ATSDR
C. Demographics, Land Use, and Natural Resource Use
D. Community Health Concerns
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND HOW PEOPLE ARE EXPOSED TO IT
A. Contamination
B. Exposure
C. Quality Assurance and Quality Control
D. Physical Hazards
E. Toxic Release Inventory
A. Toxicological Evaluation
B. Evaluation of Health Outcome Data
C. Community Health Concerns
Cease/Reduce Exposure Recommendations
Health Activities Recommendation Panel (HARP) Recommendations
Public Health Action Plan
ATSDR PERSONNEL INVOLVED AT THIS SITE
Figure 1: Location of West Site/Hows Corner National Priorities List Site.
Figure 2: Approximate area of affected groundwater at West Site/Hows Corner 13
Table 1: Contaminants of Concern in Surface Soils
Table 2: Contaminants of Concern in Groundwater from On-Site Monitoring Wells
Table 3: Contaminants of Concern in Groundwater from Off-Site Monitoring Wells
Table 4: Contaminants of Concern in Groundwater from Contaminated Residential Wells Prior to the Placement of a Filtration System
Table 5: Results of Comparison of Estimated Exposure Dose to Health Guidelines for Persons Exposed to Contaminated Residential Well Water and/or On-site Soil
