PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
ALBION-SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP LANDFILL
SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP, CALHOUN COUNTY, MICHIGAN
CERCLIS No. MID980504450
September 30, 1997
Prepared By:
Michigan Department of Community Health
Under a Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS AND OTHER HAZARDS
LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
| ASTL | Albion-Sheridan Township Landfill |
| ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| ATV | all-terrain vehicle |
| BEHP | bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate |
| CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 |
| CREG | cancer risk evaluation guide, ATSDR |
| DNOP | di-n-octyl phthalate |
| EMEG | environmental media evaluation guide, ATSDR |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| FS | feasibility study |
| IARC | International Agency for Research on Cancer |
| IRIS | Integrated Risk Information System, EPA database |
| LOAEL | lowest-observed-adverse-effect level |
| LTHA | Lifetime health advisory, EPA |
| MCL | Maximum contaminant level, EPA |
| MDCH | Michigan Department of Community Health |
| MDEQ | Michigan Department of Environmental Quality |
| MDL | method detection limit |
| MDNR | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
| MDPH | Michigan Department of Public Health |
| MRL | minimal risk level, ATSDR |
| NOAEL | no-observed-adverse-effect level |
| NPL | National Priorities List |
| PAH | polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon |
| PCB | polychlorinated biphenyl |
| PHAP | public health action plan |
| ppb | parts per billion |
| ppm | parts per million |
| PRP | potentially responsible party |
| PRRA | presumptive remedy risk assessment |
| RfC | reference concentration, EPA |
| RfD | reference dose, EPA |
| RI | remedial investigation |
| RMEG | reference dose media evaluation guide, ATSDR |
| ROD | record of decision |
| SEER | Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program, National Cancer Institute |
| SMCL | secondary maximum contaminant level, EPA |
| SMR | standard mortality ratio |
| TRI | Toxic Chemical Release Inventory |
| VOC | volatile organic compound |
