HEALTH CONSULTATION
DACTHAL® GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION
COLOMA TOWNSHIP, BERRIEN COUNTY, MICHIGAN
June 5, 2002
Prepared by:
Michigan Department of Community Health
Under a Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
BACKGROUND AND STATEMENT OF ISSUES
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1. Dacthal® Groundwater Contamination, Coloma Township, Michigan
Figure 2. Washington Elementary School Area
LIST OF APPENDICES
µg | micrograms |
ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
BCHD | Berrien County Health Department |
DWC | Drinking Water Criteria (MDEQ Generic Cleanup Criteria for Drinking Water) |
DWRP | MDEQ Division of Drinking Water and Radiological Protection |
GHUSL | Groundwater Household Use Screening Level |
HCB | hexachlorobenzene |
kg | kilogram |
LHAL | Lifetime Health Advisory Level |
MDA | Michigan Department of Agriculture |
MDCH | Michigan Department of Community Health |
MDEQ | Michigan Department of Environmental Quality |
mg | milligrams |
MTP | monomethyl-2,3,5,6-tetrachloroterephthalate |
ppb | parts per billion |
RfD | Reference Dose |
RMEG | Reference Dose Media Evaluation Guide |
TPA | 2,3,5,6-tetrachloroterephthalic acid |
U.S. EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |