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HEALTH CONSULTATION

SHIAWASSEE RIVER SUPERFUND SITE
HOWELL, LIVINGSTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN

EPA FACILITY ID: MID980794473 Exiting ATSDR Website

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

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

SUMMARY

PURPOSE AND HEALTH ISSUES

BACKGROUND

DISCUSSION

ATSDR CHILD HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

AUTHORS, TECHNICAL ADVISORS

REFERENCES

CERTIFICATION


LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1. Overview of the entire 40-mile stretch of the South Branch of the Shiawassee River.

Figure 2. Overview of the "study area" of the lower portion of the South Branch of the Shiawassee River.


LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. Exposure pathways of concern at the South Branch of the Shiawassee River.

Table 2. Fish tissue concentrations from the "study area" of the South Branch of the Shiawassee River.

Table 3. Estimated total PCB concentrations in South Branch river sediment and floodplain soil "hotspots."


LIST OF APPENDICES

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


ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

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

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