HEALTH CONSULTATION
Response to Public Comments
TEN MILE/LANGE/REVERE DRAINAGE SYSTEM
(a/k/a TEN MILE DRAINAGE SYSTEM PCB SPILL)
ST. CLAIR SHORES, MACOMB COUNTY, MICHIGAN
EPA FACILITY ID: MIN000508305
July 31, 2003
Prepared by:
Michigan Department of Community Health
Under a Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Figure 1. St. Clair Shores, Macomb County, Michigan
Figure 2. Ten Mile/Lange/Revere Drainage System, St. Clair Shores, Michigan
Table 4. PCB Amounts Found in Wipe Samples Taken from the Ten Mile/Lange/Revere Drainage System
1E-3 L/cm2 |
one milliliter per square centimeter |
µg/day | micrograms per day |
µg/dl | micrograms per deciliter |
µg/kg | micrograms per kilogram |
µg/kg/day | micrograms per kilogram per day |
µg/L | micrograms per liter |
µg/mg | micrograms per milligram |
AEd | dermal absorption efficiency |
AEi | ingestion absorption efficiency |
AF | adherence factor |
AT |
averaging time |
ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
BW | body weight |
CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
CF | conversion factor |
CLP | Contract Laboratory Program |
cm | centimeters |
cm2 | square centimeters |
CREG |
Cancer Risk Evaluation Guide |
CSF or SF | cancer slope factor |
DCC | MDEQ Direct Contact Criteria |
DF | age-adjusted soil dermal factor |
ED | exposure duration |
EF | exposure frequency |
EFd | dermal exposure frequency |
EFi | ingestion exposure frequency |
EV |
event frequency |
GCC | MDEQ Groundwater Contact Criteria |
IEUBK model | Integrated Uptake Exposure Biokinetic Model for Lead in Children |
IF | age-adjusted soil ingestion factor |
kg | kilogram |
LHRP | Lead Hazard Remediation Program |
LOAEL | Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level |
m2 | square meters |
MDCH |
Michigan Department of Community Health |
MDEQ | Michigan Department of Environmental Quality |
MDNR | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
MDPH | Michigan Department of Public Health |
mg/kg | milligrams per kilogram |
mg/kg-day | milligram per kilogram per day |
ml | milliliter |
MRL | Minimal Risk Level |
NOAEL | No Observed Adverse Effect Level |
PAH | polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon |
PCB | polychlorinated biphenyl |
ppb | parts per billion (µg/L) |
ppm | parts per million (mg/kg) |
PWO | Macomb County Public Works Office |
QA/QC | quality assurance/quality control |
RCRA | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
RfD | Reference Dose |
SA | skin surface area |
SP | skin penetration per event |
START | Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team |
SVOC | semivolatile organic compound |
SWQD | Surface Water Quality Division |
TFS | Toxic Free Shores |
THQ | target hazard quotient |
TR | target cancer risk |
U.S. EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
VOC | volatile organic compound |