HEALTH CONSULTATION
NEW BEARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(a/k/a PROPOSED BEARD STREET SCHOOL)
DETROIT, WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
May 10, 2002
Prepared by:
Michigan Department of Community Health
Under a Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SUMMARY
BACKGROUND AND STATEMENT OF ISSUES
DISCUSSION
CONCLUSIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS
REFERENCES
FIGURES
PREPARERS OF REPORT
TABLES
APPENDIX A: RESPONSIVENESS STATEMENT
CERTIFICATION
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1. Site Location
Figure 2. Site Features
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1. Concentrations of chemicals of concern in subsurface soil samples collected from the New Beard Elementary School property (July 13, 1999)
Table 2. Concentrations of chemicals of concern in subsurface soil samples collected from the New Beard Elementary School property after the removal (July 10, 2000)
Table 3. Sampling results from soil samples collected under the footprint of the New Beard Elementary School building (October 2000)
Table 4. Chemicals of concern that remain in soil at the New Beard Elementary School property at concentrations that exceed the applicable MDEQ cleanup criteria (July 24, 2001)
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
| ATSDR |
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| DCC |
MDEQ Direct Contact Criteria |
| DPS |
Detroit Public Schools |
| ESA |
Environnemental Site Assessment |
| MDCH |
Michigan Department of Community Health |
| MDEQ |
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality |
| PAHs |
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons |
| PCBs |
Polychlorinated biphenyls |
| PAH |
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon |
| ppb |
parts per billion |
| ppm |
parts per million |
| SVIIC |
Soil Volatilization to Indoor Air Criteria |
| SVOC |
Semivolatile organic chemicals |
| U.S. EPA |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| VOC |
Volatile organic chemical |
| UST |
Underground Storage Tank |
| WCBRA |
Wayne County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority |
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