HEALTH CONSULTATION
Public Comment Release
EVALUATION OF SOIL, BLOOD & AIR DATA FROM ANNISTON, ALABAMA
CALHOUN COUNTY, ALABAMA
February 14, 2000
Prepared by:
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
Public Health Service
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Atlanta, GA 30333
TABLE OF CONTENTS
BACKGROUND AND STATEMENT OF ISSUES
Appendix A - Previous ATSDR activities and site description
Appendix B. - Dioxin Comparison Levels
Appendix C. - Health concerns expressed by the community
FIGURES
Figure 2. PCB levels in blood for Calhoun County
Figure 3. PCB levels in blood for vicinity of Solutia
Figure 6. Population density of children age 6 and younger
Figure 7. Exposure Investigation Areas and Air Monitoring Stations
Figure 8. PCB levels in soil for Anniston and vicinity
Figure 9. PCB levels in soil for west Anniston
Figure 10. PCB levels in soil for west Anniston
Figure 11. PCB levels in soil for west Anniston
ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
ADPH | Alabama Department of Public Health |
CAP | Community Against Pollution |
CG1 | Community Group 1 |
CG2 |
Community Group 2 |
EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
EI | Exposure investigation |
NCEH | National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
ng/L | Nanogram per liter |
ng/m3 | Nanogram per cubic meter |
PCBs | Polychlorinated biphenyls |
ppb |
Parts per billion |
RCRA |
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 |
SUMTEQ |
Sum or total of dioxin toxicity equivalence |
SESD |
Science and Ecosystem Support Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
µg/L |
Micrograms per liter |