HEALTH CONSULTATION
Public Health Evaluation of the (Proposed) Air Monitoring Plan of the Preliminary Design Report for the Ciba-Geigy Superfund Site
(Operable Unit 2)
CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION
TOMS RIVER, OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
EPA FACILITY ID: NJD001502517 
March 27, 2003
Prepared by:
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
Hazardous Site Health Evaluation Program
Consumer and Environmental Health Services
Division of Epidemiology, Environmental and Occupational Health
Under a Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PURPOSE AND STATEMENT OF HEALTH ISSUES
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ACGIH |
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists |
| AIHA | American Industrial Hygiene Association |
| ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| CACCCC | Citizen's Action Committee on Childhood Cancer Cluster |
| CGC | Ciba-Geigy Chemical Corporation |
| COC | Chemical of Concern |
| CREG | Cancer Risk Evaluation Guideline |
| CV | Comparison Value |
| EMEG | Environmental Media Evaluation Guide |
| EPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency |
|
FS |
Feasibility Study |
| IDLH | Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health |
| LTAL | Long Term Action Level |
| MDL | Minimum Detection Level |
| MW | Molecular Weight |
| MRL | Minimal Risk Level |
| NAPL | Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid |
| ND | Not Detected |
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NIOSH |
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
| NJDEP | New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection |
| NJDHSS | New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services |
| NTC | Non-target compound |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| PCE | Perchloroethylene (tetrachloroethylene) |
| PEL | Permissible Exposure Limit |
| PHRP | Public Health Response Plan |
| ppb | parts per billion |
| ppm | parts per million |
| RfC | Reference Concentration |
| RfD | Reference Dose |
| RMEG | Reference Dose Media Evaluation Guide |
| ROD | Record of Decision |
| RSD | Risk-Specific Dose |
| STEL | Short Term Exposure Limit |
| SVOC | Semi-volatile organic chemical |
| TCE | Trichloroethylene |
| TIC | Tentatively identified compound |
| TLV-TWA | Threshold Limit Value - Time Weighted Average |
| TVOC | Total Volatile Organic Chemicals |
| VOC | Volatile organic chemical |
