PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
HANFORD 1100-Area (USDOE)
RICHLAND, BENTON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
CERCLIS NO. WA4890090075
November 20, 1995
Prepared by:
Energy Section
Federal Facilities Assessment Branch
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS
Table 1 Operable and Suboperable Units of the 1100 Area
Table 2 Range of Contaminant Concentrations in On-site Soil Samples
Table 3 Contaminant Concentration in On-site Groundwater Monitoring Wells
Table 4 Potential Exposure Pathways Considered by ATSDR
Table B-1 Population Data: By Counties
Table B-2 Housing Data: By Counties
Table B-3 Population Data: Tri-Cities
Table B-4 Housing Data: Tri-Cities
Table C-1 Releases to Land, Benton County, Washington State
Table C-2 Releases to Surface Water, Benton County, Washington State
Table C-3 Releases to Air by the Department of Energy, Benton County, WA
Table C-4 Releases to Air by Other than the Department of Energy, Benton County, WA
Figure 1. Location of Hanford Site.
Figure 2. The 1100 Area: Operable Units and Vicinity.
Figure 3. Operable Unit EM-1: Sites of Contamination.
Figure 4. Major surface water features of Hanford.
Figure 5. Direction of Ground- and Surface Water Flow.
| ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| BW | Body Weight |
| C | Contaminant Concentration |
| CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 |
| Cr | Chromium |
| CREG | Cancer Risk Evaluation Guide |
| CSF | Cancer Slope Factor |
| DEHP | Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate |
| dl | deciliter |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| ED | Exposure Dose |
| EF | Exposure Factor |
| EM | Equipment Maintenance |
| EMEG | Environmental Media Evaluation Guide |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| FFS | Focused Feasibility Study |
| FY | Fiscal Year |
| HARP | Health Activities Recommendation Panel |
| IARC | International Agency for Research on Cancer |
| IR | Intake Rate |
| IQ | Intelligence Quotient |
| IRIS | Integrated Risk Information System |
| IU | Isolated Unit |
| kg | kilogram |
| L | Liters |
| LFI | Limited Field Study |
| log | logarithm |
| m | meter |
| m3 |
cubic meter |
| MCL | Maximum Contaminant Level |
| mg | milligram |
| mg/kg | milligram per kilogram |
| µg | microgram |
| µg/dl | microgram per deciliter |
| µg/m3 |
microgram per cubic meter |
| MRL | Minimal Risk Level |
| NPL | National Priorities List |
| NTIS | National Technical Information Service |
| NTP | National Toxicology Program |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| PAHs | Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons |
| PCBs | Polychlorinated Biphenyls |
| PHAP | Public Health Action Plan |
| PMCL | Proposed Maximum Contaminant Level |
| ppb |
parts per billion |
| ppm | parts per million |
| RAC | Reasonably Assumed a Carcinogen |
| RCRA | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
| RfC | Reference Concentration |
| RfD | Reference Dose |
| RMEG | Reference Dose (or Concentration) Media Evaluation Guide |
| ROD | Record of Decision |
| SARA | Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act |
| TCE | Trichloroethylene |
| TRI | Toxic (Chemical) Release Inventory |
| TMO | Tetramethyloxirane |
| USACE | US Army Core of Engineers |
| VOCs | Volatile Organic Compounds |
| WADOE | Washington State Department of Ecology |
