PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
ALBION-SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP LANDFILL
SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP, CALHOUN COUNTY, MICHIGAN
CERCLIS No. MID980504450
September 30, 1997
Prepared By:
Michigan Department of Community Health
Under a Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS AND OTHER HAZARDS
LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
ASTL | Albion-Sheridan Township Landfill |
ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
ATV | all-terrain vehicle |
BEHP | bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate |
CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 |
CREG | cancer risk evaluation guide, ATSDR |
DNOP | di-n-octyl phthalate |
EMEG | environmental media evaluation guide, ATSDR |
EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
FS | feasibility study |
IARC | International Agency for Research on Cancer |
IRIS | Integrated Risk Information System, EPA database |
LOAEL | lowest-observed-adverse-effect level |
LTHA | Lifetime health advisory, EPA |
MCL | Maximum contaminant level, EPA |
MDCH | Michigan Department of Community Health |
MDEQ | Michigan Department of Environmental Quality |
MDL | method detection limit |
MDNR | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
MDPH | Michigan Department of Public Health |
MRL | minimal risk level, ATSDR |
NOAEL | no-observed-adverse-effect level |
NPL | National Priorities List |
PAH | polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon |
PCB | polychlorinated biphenyl |
PHAP | public health action plan |
ppb | parts per billion |
ppm | parts per million |
PRP | potentially responsible party |
PRRA | presumptive remedy risk assessment |
RfC | reference concentration, EPA |
RfD | reference dose, EPA |
RI | remedial investigation |
RMEG | reference dose media evaluation guide, ATSDR |
ROD | record of decision |
SEER | Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program, National Cancer Institute |
SMCL | secondary maximum contaminant level, EPA |
SMR | standard mortality ratio |
TRI | Toxic Chemical Release Inventory |
VOC | volatile organic compound |