PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

AIR FORCE PLANT 85
COLUMBUS, FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO
CERCLIS NO. OH1170090004

January 31, 1997

Prepared by:

Federal Facilities Assessment Branch
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FIGURES

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

1.0 SUMMARY

2.0 BACKGROUND

2.1 Site Description and History
2.2 Demographics
2.3 Land Use and Natural Resources

3.0 EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND EXPOSURE PATHWAYS

3.1 Introduction
3.2 Evaluation of Soil Exposure Pathways
3.3 Evaluation of Groundwater Exposure Pathways
3.4 Evaluation of Surface Water and Sediment Exposure Pathways
3.5 Evaluation of Air Exposure Pathways
3.6 Evaluation of Food Chain Exposure Pathways
3.7 Evaluation of Physical Hazards

4.0 COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

5.0 CONCLUSIONS

6.0 PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN/RECOMMENDATIONS

PREPARERS OF REPORT

REFERENCES

APPENDIX A

FIGURES

Figure 1: Area Map

Figure 2: AFP 85 Site Map

Figure 3: AFP 85 Industrial Area Map

Figure 4: Demographics in a One-Mile Buffer Around AFP 85

Figure 5: ATSDR's Exposure Evaluation Process

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

AFP 85	U.S. Air Force Plant 85
AOC	Area of Concern
ATSDR	Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
CERCLA	Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (1980)
DCSC	Defense Construction and Supply Center
DFAS	Defense Finance Accounting Service
EBS	Environmental Baseline Study
EPA	U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
GIS	Geographic Information System
gpm	gallons per minute
GSA	General Service Administration
IRP	Installation Restoration Program
NPL	National Priorities List
PHA(s)	Public Health Assessments
SARA	Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (1986)
ppm	parts per million
ppb	parts per billion
PCBs	polychlorinated biphenyls
PAHs	polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
VOCs	volatile organic compounds
sVOCs	semi-volatile organic compounds
UST	underground storage tank
WWTP	Waste Water Treatment Plant

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