HEALTH CONSULTATION
Response to Comments
ALLIED PAPER/PORTAGE CREEK/KALAMAZOO RIVER
KALAMAZOO, KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MICHIGAN
EPA FACILITY ID: MID006007306
May 2, 2002
Prepared by:
Michigan Department of Community Health
Under a Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
BACKGROUND AND STATEMENT OF ISSUES
APPENDIX A: RESPONSIVENESS SUMMARY
APPENDIX B: ASSUMPTIONS APPLIED TO CALCULATION OF INGESTION OF SEDIMENTS
Figure 1. Allied Paper, Inc./Portage Creek/Kalamazoo River Site Location
API/PC/KR | Allied Paper, Inc./Portage Creek/Kalamazoo River Superfund site |
ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
BBL | Blasland, Bouck and Lee, Inc. |
CDM | Camp Dresser and McKee. |
CV | Comparison Values |
DCC | Direct Contact Criteria (MDEQ Generic Cleanup Criteria for Direct Contact with soil) |
ISDH | Indiana State Department of Health |
mg/L | milligrams per liter |
MDCH | Michigan Department of Community Health |
MDEQ | Michigan Department of Environmental Quality |
MDNR | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
MDPH | Michigan Department of Public Health |
ng | nanogram |
NPL | U.S. EPA National Priorities List, also known as the Superfund List |
PAC | Public Advisory Council |
PCBs | polychlorinated biphenyls |
PHA | Preliminary Health Assessment |
ppb | parts per billion |
ppm | parts per million |
PRP | Potentially Responsible Party |
RAP | Remedial Action Plan |
RfD | Reference Dose |
SWQD | Surface Water Quality Division |
TSS | total suspended solids |
U.S. EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |