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PRELIMINARY PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

SPECTRON INCORPORATED

(a/k/a GALAXY INCORPORATED)
ELKTON, CECIL COUNTY, MARYLAND

CERCLIS NO. MDD000218008

September 30, 1996

Prepared by

Maryland Department of the Environment
Under Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for the Toxic Substances and Disease Registry


TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY

BACKGROUND

A. Site Description and History
B. Site Visit
C. Demographics, Land Use, and Natural Resource Use
D. Health Outcome Data

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS

A. On-Site Contamination
B. Off-Site Contamination
C. Toxic Chemical Release Inventory
D. Quality Assurance and Quality Control
E. Physical and Other Hazards

PATHWAYS ANALYSIS

A. Completed Exposure Pathways
B. Potential and Eliminated Pathways

PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

A. Toxicological Evaluation
B. Health Outcome Data Evaluation
C. Community Health Concerns Evaluation

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIONS

PREPARERS OF REPORT

CERTIFICATION

REFERENCES

APPENDICES

A. Figures
B. Tables
C. Summary of Little Elk Creek Valley Cancer Mortality Study (1974-1976)
D. Written Comments on the Public Comment Draft and MDE Responses

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