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PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

NYANZA CHEMICAL WASTE DUMP
ASHLAND, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS
CERCLIS NO. MAD990685422

June 29, 1994

Prepared by

The Bureau of Environmental Health Assessment
Massachusetts 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. Site Visit
    C. Demographics, Land Use, and Natural Resource Use
    D. Health Outcome Data

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS

    A. On-Site Contamination
    B. Off-Site Contamination
    C. Quality Assurance and Quality Control
    D. Physical and Other Hazards

PATHWAYS ANALYSIS

    A. Completed Exposure Pathways
    B. Potential Exposure Pathway

PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

    A. Toxicological Evaluation
    B. Health Outcome Data Evaluation
    C. Community Health Concerns Evaluation

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

PREPARERS OF REPORT

CERTIFICATION

REFERENCES

APPENDIX A: FIGURES

APPENDIX B: TABLES

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