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PETITIONED PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
ALASKA PULP CORPORATION
SITKA, SITKA COUNTY, ALASKA
CERCLIS NO. AKD009252487
October 16, 1998
Prepared by:
Petition Response Section
Exposure Investigation and Consultation Branch
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ACRONYMS
SUMMARY
COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS
PURPOSE AND HEALTH ISSUES
BACKGROUND
Site Description
Public Water System in Sitka, Alaska
DISCUSSION
Completed Exposure to Dioxin in the Blue Lake Water Supply
Environmental Data
Water Samples from Blue Lake
Sediment Samples from Blue Lake
Measures of Suspended Particulate Material: Turbidity and Total Suspended Solids
Public Health Implications
ATSDR Child Health Initiative
CONCLUSIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS
PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
REFERENCES
SITE TEAM/AUTHORS
APPENDIX A
Safe Drinking Water Act
ATSDR Methods Summary
Glossary
APPENDIX B - List of Figures & Tables
1: Blue Lake Vicinity Map
2: Alaska Pulp Company Intro Map
3: Blue Lake Topographical Map
4: Blue Lake Water Supply Overall System Schematic
5: Sediment Sampling Locations for Blue Lake
6: Dioxin Furan Results for Sediment Samples
Table 1: Turbidity in City of Sitka Water Supply 1992-1996
LIST OF ACRONYMS
ATSDR
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
APC
Alaska Pulp Company
SDWA
Safe Drinking Water Act
TSS
Total Suspended Solids
ppt
Parts per Trillion
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
TEQs
Toxic Equivalence
NTU
Nephelometric Turbidity Units
MRL
Minimum Risk Level
MCL
Maximum Contaminant Level
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