PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
MICHIGAN SITES OF RADIUM DIAL CONTAMINATION
AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS (MICHIGAN RADIOLOGIC)
(a/k/a D & L SALES)
BENTON HARBOR, BERRIEN COUNTY, MICHIGAN
CERCLIS No. MID001119106
AND
H & K SALES (MICHIGAN RADIOLOGIC)
(a/k/a D & L SALES)
BELDING, IONIA COUNTY, MICHIGAN
CERCLIS No. MID001271535
November 28, 1997
Prepared By
Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH)
Under a Cooperative Agreement with
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SUMMARY
BACKGROUND
A. Site Description and History
B. Site Visits
C. Demographics, Land Use, and Natural Resource Use
D. Health Outcome Data
COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS AND OTHER HAZARDS
A. On-Site Contamination
B. Off-Site Contamination
C. Quality Assurance and Quality Control
D. Physical and Other Hazards
PATHWAYS ANALYSES
A. Completed Exposure Pathways
B. Potential Exposure Pathways
PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS
A. Toxicological Evaluation
B. Health Outcome Data Evaluation
C. Community Health Concerns Evaluation
CONCLUSIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS
HEALTH ACTIVITIES RECOMMENDATION PANEL STATEMENT
PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIONS
PREPARERS OF REPORT
CERTIFICATION
REFERENCES
APPENDIX A -- FIGURES
APPENDIX B -- ATSDR PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY
RESPONSIVENESS STATEMENT
FOOTNOTES
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1. 1990 U.S. Census data on areas within 1 mile of Radium Dial Contamination sites.
Table 2. Radiological data at the Benton Harbor site, September-October 1994, February 1996.
Table 3. Radiological data at the Belding site, October 1994, February 1996.
Table 4. Radiological data at the Bear Lake site, April 1995.
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