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PETITIONED PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

YAWORSKI LANDFILL
(ALIASES: YAWORSKI DUMP AND PACKER ROAD LANDFILL)
CANTERBURY, WINDHAM COUNTY, CONNECTICUT

April 7, 2000

Prepared by:

Petition Response Section
Exposure Investigation and Consultation Branch
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry


TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY

PURPOSE AND HEALTH ISSUES

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

BACKGROUND

    Site Visits
    Review of the Air Modeling Proposal
    Evaluation of Ambient Air Sampling Plan
    Off-site Indoor Air Consultation

DISCUSSION

    On-site Air Sampling
    Landfill Soil Gas Sampling Data (1994)
    Air Modeling
    Landfill Air Sampling Data (1996)
      Soil Gas Core Samples
      Riser Pipe Stack Samples
      Air Modeling Results-Predicted Landfill Emissions

TOXICOLOGICAL EVALUATION

DISCUSSION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

    Actions Completed
    Actions Planned

REFERENCES

APPENDIX A

    Maps and Figures

APPENDIX B

    Comparison Values

APPENDIX C

    Review of Air Modeling Procedure

APPENDIX D

    Public Comments

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