PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
ROSS METALS INCORPORATED
ROSSVILLE, FAYETTE COUNTY, TENNESSEE
EPA FACILITY ID: TND096070396 
June 8, 1999
Prepared by:
Superfund Site Assessment Branch
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF TABLES
SUMMARY
BACKGROUND
COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS
PATHWAYS ANALYSIS
PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS
CONCLUSIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS
PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN
SITE TEAM/AUTHORS
REFERENCES
APPENDICES
LIST OF FIGURES
Appendix A, Figure 1 - Site Location Map
Appendix A, Figure 2 - Site Map
Appendix A, Figure 3 - GIS Spatial Analysis Map
LIST OF TABLES
Appendix B, Table 1 - Contaminants Detected in On-site Surface Soil (0"-6") Samples, Above Environmental Screening Values and Eastern U.S. Background Values in the Operational Area at the Ross Metals, Inc. National Priorities List Site - Rossville, Fayette County, Tennessee
Appendix B, Table 2 - Contaminants Detected in On-site Surface Soil (Landfill Area) Samples, Above Environmental Screening Values and Eastern U.S. Background Values at the Ross Metals, Inc. National Priorities List Site - Rossville, Fayette County, Tennessee
Appendix B, Table 3 - Contaminants Detected in On-site Groundwater (Monitoring Wells), Above Environmental Screening Values at the Ross Metals, Inc. National Priorities List Site Rossville, Fayette County, Tennessee
Appendix B, Table 4 - Contaminants Detected in Off-site Surface Soil (0"-6") Samples, Above Environmental Screening Values and Eastern U.S. Background Values at the Ross Metals, Inc. National Priorities List Site Rossville, Fayette County, Tennessee
Appendix B, Table 5 - Contaminants Detected in Off-site Surface Soil (Composite Samples), Above Environmental Screening Values and Eastern U.S. Background Values at the Ross Metals, Inc. National Priorities List Site - Rossville, Fayette County, Tennessee
Appendix B, Table 6 - Contaminants Detected in Off-site Groundwater (Monitoring Wells), Above Environmental Screening Values at the Ross Metals, Inc. National Priorities List Site - Rossville, Fayette County, Tennessee
Appendix B, Table 7 - Contaminants Detected in Off-site Surface Water Samples, Above Environmental Screening Values at the Ross Metals, Inc. National Priorities List Site Rossville, Fayette County, Tennessee
Appendix C, Table 1 - Completed Environmental Exposure Pathways at the Ross Metals, Inc. National Priorities List Site, Rossville, Fayette County, Tennessee
Appendix C, Table 2 - Potential (Possible) Environmental Exposure Pathways at the Ross Metals, Inc. National Priorities List Site, Rossville, Fayette County, Tennessee
Appendix C, Table 3 - Eliminated (Non-Apparent) Environmental Exposure Pathways at the Ross Metals, Inc. National Priorities List Site, Rossville, Fayette County, Tennessee
Appendix E, Table 1 - Results of Comparison of Estimated Exposure Dose to Health Guidelines for Persons Exposed to Contaminants in On-Site Surface Soil at the Ross Metals, Inc. National Priorities List Site, Rossville, Fayette County, Tennessee
Appendix E, Table 2 - Results of Comparison of Estimated Exposure Dose to Health Guidelines for Persons Exposed to Contaminants in Off-Site Surface Soil near the Ross Metals, Inc. National Priorities List Site, Rossville, Fayette County, Tennessee
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