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PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE
CHEYENNE, LARAMIE COUNTY, WYOMING
CERCLIS NO. WY5571924179

December 9, 1999

Prepared by:

Federal Facilities Assessment Branch
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry


TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF FIGURES

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

SUMMARY

BACKGROUND

    Site Description and History
    Remedial and Regulatory History
    ATSDR Involvement
    Demographics and Land Use
    Quality Assurance and Quality Control

EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND POTENTIAL EXPOSURE PATHWAYS

    Concern: Exposure to Dust from the Borrow Area
    Concern: Exposure to Contaminants in Groundwater
    Concern: Exposure to Contaminants in Site Media at Landfills 2 and 3

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

ATSDR CHILD HEALTH INITIATIVE

CONCLUSIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

    Completed Actions
    Ongoing and Planned Actions
    Recommended Actions

PREPARERS OF REPORT

REFERENCES

TABLES

FIGURES

APPENDICES

    APPENDIX A: Comparison Values
    APPENDIX B: Estimated Exposures and Health Effects
    APPENDIX C: Glossary
    APPENDIX D: Responses to Public Comments

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1 Zone, OU, and Site Designations

Table 2 Evaluation of Potential Public Health Hazards at F.E. Warren AFB

Table 3 Completed and Potential Exposure Pathways at F.E. Warren AFB

Table 4 Summary of Surface Soil Data for the Active and Potential Future Borrow Areas that Exceed Comparison Values

Table 5 Summary of Private Well Data that Exceed Comparison Values

Table 6 Summary of Surface Soil, Surface Water, and Sediment Data at Landfills 2 and 3 that Exceed Comparison Values


LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Site Map

Figure 2: Locations of Areas of Contamination

Figure 3: ATSDR's Exposure Evaluation Process 49


LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
bgs below ground surface
CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
CPF cancer potency factor
CV comparison value
EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency
F.E. Warren F.E. Warren Air Force Base
FFA Federal Facilities Agreement
IRP Installation Restoration Program
LOAEL lowest-observed-adverse-effect-level
MCL maximum contaminant level
mg/kg/day milligram of contaminant per kilogram body weight per day
MRL ATSDR minimal risk level
mg/m3 milligram per cubic meter
NOAEL no-observed-adverse-effect-level
OU operable unit
PAH polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
PCB polychlorinated biphenyl
PCE tetrachloroethylene
PHA public health assessment
PHAP public health action plan
ppb parts per billion
ppm parts per million
RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RfD reference dose
RI remedial investigation
ROD record of decision
SSL EPA soil screening level
SVOC semivolatile organic compound
TCE trichloroethylene
USAF U.S. Air Force
UST underground storage tank
VOC volatile organic compound
WDEQ Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

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