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PRELIMINARY PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

INDUSTRIAL WASTE PROCESSING
PINEDALE, FRESNO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
EPA FACILITY ID: CAD980736284

April 27, 1992

Prepared by:

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY

BACKGROUND

A. Site Description and History

B. Site Visit

C. Demographics, Land Use and Natural Resources

D. Health Outcome Data

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS

A. On-Site Contamination

IWP On-Site Soil Contamination

IWP On-Site Air

IWP On-Site Groundwater

Adjoining Properties On-site Soil Contamination

Adjoining Property Groundwater

B. Off-site Contamination

Groundwater

Soils

C. Quality Assurance and Quality Control

D. Physical and Other Hazards

PATHWAYS ANALYSES

A. Environmental Pathways

Migration Through Subsurface Soil to Groundwater

Migration Through Surface Water Runoff

Migration Through Air

B. Human Exposure Pathways

Ingestion and Inhalation of TCE in Groundwater

Ingestion of Contaminants from Surface Water Runoff

Ingestion and Inhalation of Site Contaminants in Air

PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

A. Toxicological Evaluation

Public Exposure to TCE-Contaminated Municipal Water May be a Completed Pathway

Other On-site Contaminants Have Incomplete Pathways

Volatile Organochlorines

B. Health Outcome Data Evaluation

C. Community Health Concerns Evaluation

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIONS

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 1825 Century Blvd, Atlanta, GA 30345
Contact CDC: 800-232-4636 / TTY: 888-232-6348

Department of Health and Human Services