HEALTH CONSULTATION
SHIAWASSEE RIVER SUPERFUND SITE
HOWELL, LIVINGSTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN
EPA FACILITY ID: MID980794473
December 22, 2003
Prepared by:
Michigan Department of Community Health
Undera Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ATSDR CHILD HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS
Figure 1. Overview of the entire 40-mile stretch of the South Branch of the Shiawassee River.
Table 1. Exposure pathways of concern at the South Branch of the Shiawassee River.
Appendix A: Raw Data and Results from Meta Analysis
Appendix B: Extended Site History.
Appendix C: Estimation of PCB Dose Through Animal Consumption and Soil Ingestion Pathways
ATSDR |
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
BW | body weight |
CFC | Cast Forge Company |
cfs | cubic feet per second |
DCC | Direct Contact Criterion |
EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
FDA | U.S. Food & Drug Administration |
FS | Feasibility Study |
g | gram |
HA | Health Assessment |
kg |
kilogram |
LOAEL | low-observed adverse effects level |
MDA | Michigan Department of Agriculture |
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 |
mg | milligram |
MRL | Minimum Risk Level |
NPL |
National Priorities List |
PCB | polychlorinated biphenyl |
PCDD | polychlorinated dibenzo-dioxins |
PCDF | polychlorinated dibenzo-furans |
PDI | Pre-Design Investigation |
ppb | parts per billion |
ppm | parts per million |
PRG | Preliminary Remediation Goal |
QA | Quality Assurance |
QC | Quality Control |
RAL | Remediation Action Level |
RI | Remedial Investigation |
RME | reasonable maximum exposure |
ROD | Record of Decision |
SWAC | Surface Weighted Average Concentration |
TSCA | Toxic Substances Control Act |
UCL | upper confidence limit |