PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
RSR CORPORATION
DALLAS, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS
CERCLIS NO. TXD079348397
August 16, 1995
Prepared by
The Texas Department of Health
Under Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
August 16, 1995
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Site Description and History
Site Visit
Demographics, Land Use, and Natural Resources Use
Health Outcome Data
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS
On-site Contamination
Off-site Contamination
Quality Assurance and Quality Control
Physical and Other Hazards
Completed Exposure Pathways
Potential Exposure Pathways
Toxicologic Evaluation
Health Outcome Data Evaluation
Community Health Concerns Evaluation
Appendix A - Figures
Appendix B - Public Comments and Responses
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1 - 1982 Blood Lead Levels of Preschool Children in the West Dallas Area Lead Assessment Study
TABLE 5 - West Dallas Childhood Lead Exposure Study, 1993
TABLE 6 - Health Assessment Comparison Values For Contaminants of Concern
TABLE 7 - Air Lead Values Measured by EPA Monitors April - July 1982
TABLE 8 - Contaminant Concentrations in Soil 1993 EPA Database
TABLE 12 - Chemical Releases to Air and Land Reported in Toxic Release Inventory
TABLE 13 - Exposure Pathway Elements
TABLE 14 - Comparison of 1982 and 1993 Blood Lead Data for Randomly-Selected West Dallas Children
TABLE 15 - Comparison of Recent Blood Lead Data from West Dallas and Other Areas of Dallas