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PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
LINEMASTER SWITCH CORPORATION
WOODSTOCK, WINDHAM COUNTY, CONNECTICUT
CERCLIS NO. CTD001153923

September 7, 1995

Prepared by

Connecticut Department of Public Health and Addiction Services
Under Cooperative Agreement With
The Agency For Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

A. Site Description and History

B1. Actions Planned During the Health Assessment Process

B2. Actions Implemented During the Health Assessment Process

D. Demographics, Land Use, and Natural Resources Use

E. Health Outcome Data

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS

A. On-site Contamination

B. Off-site Contamination

C. Quality Assurance and Quality Control

D. Toxic Release Inventory

E. Physical and Other Hazards

PATHWAY ANALYSIS

A. Completed Exposure

B. Potential Exposure

PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

A. Toxicological Evaluation

B. Health Outcome Data Evaluation

C. Community Health Concerns Evaluation

RECOMMENDATIONS

HEALTH ACTIVITIES RECOMMENDATION PANEL (HARP) RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

PREPARERS OF REPORT

PUBLIC COMMENTS

APPENDIX A: Site Location Map

APPENDIX B: State of Connecticut Department of Public Health and Addiction Services Memorandum to Residents and Concerned Citizens Living Near the Linemaster Switch Corporation Superfund Site.

APPENDIX C1: On-Site Well Location Map

APPENDIX C2: Off-site Well Location Map

APPENDIX D: List of Acronyms Used in This Document

List of Tables

Table 1. Ground water contamination in on-site monitoring wells

Table 2. On-site private non-potable water wells

Table 3. On-site private drinking water wells

Table 4. Laboratory soil gas results

Table 5. Soil contamination

Table 6. Range of contaminant concentration of modeled ambient air

Table 7. Off-site ground water contamination in private wells

Table 8. Estimated number of persons exposed to drinking water contaminated with PCE above 0.7 or TCE above 3.0

Table 9. Cancer incidence in Woodstock in comparison to Connecticut 1958 to 1991

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