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PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

VASQUEZ BOULEVARD AND I-70
DENVER, DENVER COUNTY, COLORADO
EPA FACILITY ID: CO0002259588 Exiting ATSDR Website

August 12, 2003

Prepared by:

Superfund Site Assessment Branch
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry


TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

SUMMARY

PURPOSE AND HEALTH ISSUES

SITE BACKGROUND

ENVIRONMENTAL DATA

DISCUSSION OF EXPOSURE PATHWAYS

DISCUSSION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE OF CONTAMINANTS

DISCUSSION OF COMMUNITY CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS

DISCUSSION OF HEALTH OUTCOME DATA

DISCUSSION OF OTHER ACTIVITIES

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

AUTHORS

REFERENCES

APPENDICES


ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
AIRS Aerometric Information Retrieval System
CCC Cross Community Coalition
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDPHE Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
dL Deciliter (or 100 milliliters)
DEH Denver Department of Environmental Health
DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
EKG Electrocardiogram
ICP Inductively Coupled Plasma
kg Kilogram
mg Milligram
MRL Minimal Risk Level
NABE National Association of Black Environmentalists
NPL National Priorities List
PHA Public Health Assessment
PHAP Public Health Action Plan
ppm Parts Per Million
RGI Regional Geographic Initiative
RfD Reference Dose
µg Microgram
VBI70 Vasquez Boulevard and I-70
VOC Volatile Organic Compound
XRF X-ray Fluorescent

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