PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
GEORGE AIR FORCE BASE
VICTORVILLE, CALIFORNIA
CERCLIS NO. CA2570024453
December 1, 1998
Prepared by:
Federal Facilities Assessment Branch
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND POTENTIAL PATHWAYS OF EXPOSURE
APPENDIX B: Population and Housing Data; Census Tract Map
APPENDIX C: ATSDR's Comparison Values
APPENDIX D: Public Comments on the Public Health Assessment
Table 1: Evaluation of Potential Public Health Hazards at George Air Force Base
Table 2: Exposure Pathways at George Air Force Base
Figure 2. Operable Unit (OU) Site Locations
Figure 3. Land Use in the Vicinity of George Air Force Base
Figure 5. ATSDR's Exposure Evaluation Process
Figure 6. Major Hydrogeologic Features in the Mojave River Basin
Figure 7. Simplified Conceptual Hydrogeologic Cross Section
Figure 8. Operable Unit 1 TCE Plume, October 1996
Figure 9. Simulated Flowlines and Extraction Well Capture Zones at OU 1 Lower Aquifer
| AFB | air force base |
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ATSDR |
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| bgs | below ground surface |
| BTEX |
benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes |
| CDHS | California Department of Health Services |
| CREG | cancer risk evaluation guide |
| CV | comparison value |
| DCE | dichloroethylene |
| EMEG | environmental media evaluation guide |
| EPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| IRP | Installation Restoration Program |
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JP-4 |
jet propellant #4 |
| MCLs | maximum contaminant levels |
| MWA | Mojave Water Agency |
| NEDA | Northeast Disposal Area |
| NFA | no further action |
| NPL | National Priorities List |
| OU |
operable unit |
| PA |
preliminary assessment |
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PAHs |
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons |
| PCBs | polychlorinated biphenyls |
| PCE | perchloroethylene |
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PHA |
Public Health Assessment |
| PHAP | public health action plan |
| POLs |
petroleum, oil, and lubricants |
| ppb | parts per billion |
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RMEG |
reference dose media evaluation guide |
| RI/FS | remedial investigation/feasibility study |
| SCIA | Southern California International Airport |
| SEDA | Southeast Disposal Area |
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SVOC |
semivolatile organic compound |
| TCA | 1,1,1-trichloroethane |
| TCE | trichloroethylene |
| TPH | total petroleum hydrocarbons |
| UST | underground storage tank |
| VOC |
volatile organic compound |
| VVEDA | Victor Valley Economic Development Authority |
| VVWRA | Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority |
