PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
US DOE PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT
PIKETON, PIKE COUNTY, OHIO
EPA FACILITY ID: OH7890008983 
November 20, 1996
Prepared by:
Energy Section
Federal Facilities Assessment Branch
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS
APPENDIX A: NON-HEALTH RELATED COMMUNITY CONCERNS FOR THE PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT (PORTS)
APPENDIX B: COMMENTS TO PUBLIC COMMENT RELEASE
Socioeconomic Data by County
Socioeconomic Data by Census Tract
Population Data by County
Population Data by Census Tract
On-Site Soil Contamination
On-Site Groundwater Contamination
Toxic Release Inventory (tons) Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant
Toxic Release Inventory (tons) Other Manufacturers in Pike County, Ohio
Highest Weekly Average Fluoride Concentrations (as HF) in Ambient Air for the Years 1986 through 1992
Completed Exposure Pathways
Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates by County for the Years 1979 to 1991
Cancer Mortality Rates for Ohio Counties 1986 - 1988 (per 100,000)
Frequency of Selected Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Humans
Figure 1. Location of PORTS
Figure 2. PORTS Site Map
Figure 3. Surface Water Drainage to Off-Site
Figure 4. Census Tracts Around PORTS
Figure 5. Population Density Around PORTS (1990 US Census)
Figure 6. On-Site Air Monitoring Stations
Figure 7. Off-Site Air Monitoring Stations
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ATSDR |
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| BW | Body Weight |
| CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 |
| CLP | Contract Laboratory Program |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| Cr | Chromium |
| CREG | Cancer Risk Evaluation Guide |
| CSF | Cancer Slope Factor |
| DHS | Division of Health Studies |
|
dl |
deciliter |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| dpm | Disintegrations per minute |
| ED | Exposure Dose |
| EF | Exposure Factor |
| EMEG | Environmental Media Evaluation Guide |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| FFS | Focused Feasibility Study |
|
FS |
Feasibility Study |
| FY | Fiscal Year |
| HARP | Health Activities Recommendation Panel |
| HF | Hydrogen Fluoride |
| 131I | Iodine radioisotope with atomic weight 131 |
| IARC | International Agency for Research on Cancer |
| IQ | Intelligence Quotient |
| IRIS | Integrated Risk Information System |
|
kg |
kilogram |
| L | Liter |
| LFI | Limited Field Study |
| m | meter |
| m3 | cubic meter |
| MCL | Maximum Contaminant Level |
| mg | milligram |
| mg/kg | milligram per kilogram |
|
µg |
microgram |
| µg/dl | microgram per deciliter |
| MRL | Minimal Risk Level |
| NIOSH | National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health |
| NPL | National Priorities List |
| NTP | National Toxicology Program |
| ODH | Ohio Department of Health |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
|
234Pa |
Protactinium radioisotope with atomic weight 234 |
| PCB | Polychlorinated Biphenyls |
| PHAP | Public Health Action Plan |
| PMCL | Proposed Maximum Contaminant Level |
| PORTS | Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant |
| ppb | parts per billion |
| ppm | parts per million |
| RAC | Reasonably Assumed a Carcinogen |
|
RCRA |
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
| RfC | Reference Concentration |
| RfD | Reference Dose |
| RI | Remedial Investigation |
| RMEG | Reference Dose (or Concentration) Media Evaluation Guide |
| ROD | Record of Decision |
| SARA | Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act |
| TAL | Target Analyte List (inorganic chemicals) |
| 99Tc | Technetium radioisotope with atomic weight 99 |
| TCE | Trichloroethylene |
| TCL | Target Compound List (organic chemicals) |
| 230Th | Thorium radioisotope with atomic weight 230 |
| 232Th | Thorium radioisotope with atomic weight 232 |
| 234Th | Thorium radioisotope with atomic weight 234 |
| TRI | Toxic (Chemical) Release Inventory |
| 235U | Uranium isotope with atomic weight 235 |
| 238U | Uranium isotope with atomic weight 238 |
