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PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

MOHAWK TANNERY SITE
NASHUA, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE
EPA FACILITY ID: NHD981889629

August 22, 2001

Prepared by:

New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
Bureau of Health Risk Assessment
Under a Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENT

SUMMARY

I. PURPOSE

II. BACKGROUND

(A) Site Description and History

(B) DHHS Involvement

(D) QA/QC

III. ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS

IV. PATHWAYS OF HUMAN EXPOSURE

(A) Completed Exposure Pathways

(B) Potential Exposure Pathways

V. DISCUSSION: ADULT AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH ISSUES

(A) Public Health Implications of Exposure

(B) Health Outcome Data Review

VI. CONCLUSIONS

VII. RECOMMENDATIONS

VIII. PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

IX. PREPARERS OF REPORT

X. REFERENCES

APPENDICES

APPENDIX A: TABLES

Table 1: Concentrations of chemicals in sludge from onsite disposal areas.

Table 2: Concentrations of chemicals in sludge from the Clarifier unit.

Table 3: Concentrations of chemicals in drummed wastes.

Table 4: Concentrations of chromium in surface soils in Area II.

Table 5: Concentrations of chemicals in surface water from the Nashua River near the site.

Table 6: Concentrations of chemicals in effluent being discharged to the Nashua River (3/6/81).

Table 7: Concentrations of chemicals in Nashua River sediments near the site.

Table 8: Concentrations of chemicals in sediment from the concrete effluent pipe.

Table 9: Concentrations of dioxin in fish from the Nashua River (1986).

Table 10: Concentrations of chemicals in groundwater beneath the site.

Table 11: Estimated maximum exposures to contaminants in sludges for trespassers on the site.

Table 12: Estimated maximum exposures to contaminants in Nashua River water and sediments.

Table 13: Estimated maximum exposures to dioxin in Nashua River fish.

Table 14: Cancer Types (1993-1997).

Table 15: Cancer Incidence within ½ Mile of Mohawk Tannery (Risk Ratio Analysis) (1993 - 1997).

Table 16: Cancer Incidence in Nashua, New Hampshire (1993 - 1997).

APPENDIX B: FIGURES

Intro Map: Mohawk Tannery, Nashua, NH.

APPENDIX C: EVALUATING CANCER DATA AND BASIC CANCER RATE TERMINOLOGY

APPENDIX D: EDUCATIONAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF THE MOHAWK TANNERY SITE

APPENDIX E: GLOSSARY

APPENDIX F: DESCRIPTION OF HEALTH COMPARISON VALUES

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