PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
GEIGY CHEMICAL CORPORATION SITE
[a/k/a GEIGY CHEMICAL CORPORATION (ABERDEEN PLANT)]
ABERDEEN, MOORE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
EPA FACILITY ID: NCD981927502 
August 16, 2001
Prepared by:
Program Evaluation, Records, and Information Services Branch
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PUBLIC HEALTH EVALUATION OF GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION
PUBLIC HEALTH EVALUATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
PUBLIC HEALTH EVALUATION OF AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS
HEALTH OUTCOME DATA EVALUATION
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
APPENDIX B: GEIGY SITE HISTORY
APPENDIX C: DESCRIPTION OF EVALUATION PROCESS
APPENDIX D: FURTHER INFORMATION ON GROUNDWATER AND SOIL SAMPLING
APPENDIX E: EXPOSURE PATHWAY TABLE
APPENDIX F: EXPOSURE DATA TABLES
APPENDIX G: SOIL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
APPENDIX H: ATSDR's COMPARISON VALUES
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ATSDR |
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| BHC | benzene hexachloride |
| CREG | cancer risk evaluation guide |
| DDE | 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethylene |
| DDT | 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane |
| EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| LOAEL | lowest-observable-adverse-effect level |
| MRL | minimum risk level |
| NCDEHNR | North Carolina Department of Environmental Health and Natural Resources |
| NPL | National Priorities List |
| ppb | parts per billion |
| ppm | parts per million |
| RI | remedial investigation |
| ROD | record of decision |
| UNC | University of North Carolina |
