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PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

MID-AMERICA TANNING COMPANY
SERGEANT BLUFF, WOODBURY COUNTY, IOWA
EPA FACILITY ID: IAD085824688

January 12, 2001

Prepared by:

Iowa Department of Public Health
Under a Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY

BACKGROUND

A. Site Description and History

B. Actions Implemented During the Public Health Assessment Process

C. Site Visits

D. Demographics, Land Use, and Natural Resource Use

E. Health Outcome Data

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS

A. On-Site Contamination

Polishing Basin Sludge and Liquids

Aeration Lagoon Liquids

Aeration Lagoon Sediments

Polishing Basin/Aeration Lagoon Sludge Off-Gas Air Monitoring

B. Off-Site Contamination

Surface and Subsurface Soil

Surface Water and Groundwater

C. Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Information

D. Quality Assurance and Quality Control

E. Physical and Other Hazards

PATHWAYS ANALYSIS

A. Completed Exposure Pathways

B. Potential Exposure Pathways

Subsurface Soil

Surface Water and Groundwater

PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

A. Introduction

B. Toxicologic Evaluation

C. Health Outcome Data Evaluation

D. Community Health Concerns Evaluation

ATSDR'S CHILD HEALTH INITIATIVE

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

A. Actions Undertaken

B. Actions Planned

PREPARER OF THE REPORT

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 1825 Century Blvd, Atlanta, GA 30345
Contact CDC: 800-232-4636 / TTY: 888-232-6348

Department of Health and Human Services