ATSDR - Health Consultation - Booker Landfill (a/k/a Old Acres Homes Subdivision), Houston, Harris County, Texas

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HEALTH CONSULTATION

Old Acres Homes/Ella Park Terrace

BOOKER LANDFILL
(a/k/a OLD ACRES HOMES SUBDIVISION)
HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS
EPA FACILITY ID: TXN000605565

February 23, 2004

Prepared by:

Texas Department of Health
Under a Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY AND STATEMENT OF ISSUES

Site Description and History

Community Health Concerns

Environmental Contamination

Potential Public Health Implications

CHILDREN'S HEALTH CONCERNS

ATSDR's Child Health Initiative

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

Actions Completed

Actions Recommended

Actions Planned

AUTHORS, TECHNICAL ADVISORS, AND ORGANIZATIONS

Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations

Appendix B: Figures

Figure 1. Surface soil sampling sites for residential and corresponding landfill locations

Figure 2. Surface soil sampling sites for landfill locations

Figure 3. Background surface soil sampling sites

Appendix C: Tables

Table 1: Residential Soil Samples (0-6 inches) Collected by EPA October 27-28, 2003 in the Vicinity of the Booker Landfill

Table 2: Surface Soil Samples from on the Landfill Collected by EPA October 27-28, 2003

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