COMMENCEMENT BAY, SOUTH TACOMA FIELD
(a/k/a COMMENCEMENT BAY, SOUTH TACOMA CHANNEL)
TACOMA, PIERCE COUNTY, WASHINGTON
TACOMA, PIERCE COUNTY, WASHINGTON
CERCLIS NO. WAD980724173
CERCLIS NO. WAD980726301
September 11, 1995
Prepared by
Washington State Department of Health
Under Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS
LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
| ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| BNR | Burlington Northern Railroad |
| CREG | Cancer Risk Evaluation Guides |
| CSS | Cancer Surveillance System |
| EMEG | Environmental Media Evaluation Guides |
| EPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| HARP | ATSDR Health Activities Recommendation Panel |
| LOAEL | Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level |
| MRL | Minimal Risk Level |
| NOAEL | No Observed Adverse Effect Level |
| PAH | Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon |
| PCB | Polychlorinated Biphenyl |
| RDA | Recommended Dietary Allowances |
| RfC | Reference Concentration |
| RfD | Reference Dose |
| RMEG | Reference Dose Media Evaluation Guide |
| TIP | Tacoma Industrial Properties |
| TRI | Toxic Chemical Release Inventory |
| VOC | Volatile Organic Compound |
| WDOH | Washington State Department of Health |
LIST OF UNITS OF MEASUREMENT
| kg | Kilogram |
| µg/L | Microgram per liter |
| µg/dL | Microgram per deciliter |
| ml | Milliter |
| mg | Milligram |
| mg/kg | Milligram per kilogram |
| mg/kg/day | Milligram per kilogram per day |
| ppm | Part per million |
| µg/kg | Microgram per kilogram |
| ng/kg | Nanogram per kilogram |
