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PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

ST. MARIES CREOSOTE
ST. MARIES, BENEWAH COUNTY, IDAHO
EPA FACILITY ID:IDSFN1002095

September 30, 2003

Prepared by:

Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Bureau of Environmental Health and Safety
Division of Health
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLES OF CONTENTS

1. PURPOSE AND HEALTH ISSUES

2. BACKGROUND

2.1 Site Description

2.2 Regulatory History

2.3 Demographics

2.4 Land and Natural Resources Use

2.5 Site Visit

3. DISCUSSION

3.1 Data and Information used

3.2 Evaluation Process

3.3 Exposure Pathways and Contaminants of Concern

3.3.1 Soil Ingestion Pathway

3.3.2 Surface Water Pathway

3.3.3 Sediment Pathway

3.3.4 Ground water Pathway

3.3.5 Fish Pathway

3.3.6 Air Pathway

3.4 Public Health Implications of Potential Exposure Pathways

3.5 ATSDR Child Health Initiative

3.6 Health Outcome Data

3.7 Community Health Concerns

4. CONCLUSIONS

5. RECOMMENDATIONS

6. PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

7. REFERENCES

8. PREPARERS OF REPORT

9. CERTIFICATION

LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix A: St. Maries Creosote Site Location and Sampling Maps

Appendix B: Explanation of Evaluation Process

Appendix C: Exposure Pathways for St. Maries Creosote Site

Appendix D: ATSDR Interim Public Health Hazard Categories

Appendix E: ATSDR Glossary of Environmental Health Terms

Appendix F: St. Maries Creosote Site Public Health Assessment Public Release Review Comments Addressed

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. Soil Contaminants Above Soil Comparison Values

Table 2. Surface Water Contaminants Detected Above Drinking Water Comparison Values

Table 3. Sediment Contaminants Above Soil Comparison Values

Table 4. Ground Water Contaminants Detected Above Drinking Water Comparison Values

ACRONYMS

AL	EPA Action Level
ATSDR	Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
BEHS	Bureau of Environmental Health and Safety
C-EMEG	Chronic Environmental Media Evaluation Guide
COC	Contaminants of Concern
CREG	Cancer Risk Evaluation Guide
CV	Comparison Value
E&E	Ecology and Environment
EMEG	Environmental Media Evaluation Guide
EPA	United States Environmental Protection Agency
HOD	Health Outcome Data
I-EMEG	Intermediate Environmental Media Evaluation Guide
LTHA	Lifetime Health Advisory (for drinking water)
MCL	Maximum Contaminant Level
MRL	Minimal Risk Level
mg/day	Milligrams Per Day
mg/kg	Milligrams Per Kilogram
mg/kg/day	Milligrams Per Kilogram Per Day
NPL	National Priorities List
PAHs	Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
PHA	Public Health Assessment
ppb	Parts Per Billion
ppm	Parts Per Million
PRG	EPA Region 9 Preliminary Remediation Goal
PRPs	Potentially Responsible Parties
RBC	EPA Region 3 Risk Based Concentration
RI/FS	Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study
RMEG	Reference Dose Media Evaluation Guide
RS-PRG	Residential Soil Preliminary Remediation Goal
UAO	Unilateral Administrative Order

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