PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
GENERAL MOTORS (CENTRAL FOUNDRY DIVISION)
MASSENA, ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY, NEW YORK
EPA FACILITY ID: NYD0919722554 
April 19, 1999
Prepared by:
New York State Department of Health
Under Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS
HEALTH ACTIVITIES RECOMMENDATION PANEL (HARP) RECOMMENDATIONS
APPENDIX C: HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, BREASTMILK STUDY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
APPENDIX E: SUMMARY OF PUBLIC COMMENTS AND RESPONSES
APPENDIX G: HEALTH STUDIES IVOLVING THE MOHAWK AKWESASNE POPULATION
APPENDIX H: ATSDR GUIDANCE FOR ASSIGNING A PUBLIC HEALTH HAZARD CATEGORY
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ATSDR |
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| CAMP | community air monitoring plan |
| CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Act also known as Superfund |
| DPP | Draft Proposed Plan |
| FDA | United States Food and Drug Administration |
| kg | kilograms |
| GM | General Motors |
| GM-CFD | General Motors Central Foundry Division |
|
HARP |
ATSDR's Health Activities Recommendation Panel |
| HASP | health and safety plan |
| HRA | health risk assessment |
| HSL | hazardous substances list |
| mcg/L | micrograms per liter |
| mcg/m3 | micrograms per cubic meter |
| mg | milligrams |
|
mg/L |
milligrams per liter |
| ng/L | nanograms per liter |
| NIOSH | National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health |
| NPL | National Priorities List |
| NYS DEC | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation |
| NYS DOH | New York State Department of Health |
| PCBs | polychlorinated biphenyls |
| PCDFs | polychlorinated dibenzofurans |
| PHA | Public Health Assessment |
| PHAP | Public Health Action Plan |
| p,p'-DDE | p,p'-dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethene |
| ppm | parts per million |
| QA/QC | Quality Assurance and Quality Control |
| RI/FS | Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study |
| ROD | Record of Decision |
| SPDES | State Pollution Discharge Elimination System |
| SRMT | St. Regis Mohawk Tribe |
| TRI | Toxic Chemical Release Inventory |
| US EPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency |
