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PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

INTERNATIONAL SMELTING AND REFINING
TOOELE, TOOELE COUNTY, UTAH
EPA FACILITY ID: UTD093120921 Exiting ATSDR Website

October 19, 2001

Prepared by:

Environmental Epidemiology Program
Bureau of Epidemiology
the Utah Department of Health
Under a Cooperative Agreement with
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry


TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY

PURPOSE AND HEALTH ISSUES

BACKGROUND

DISCUSSION

CHILD HEALTH INITIATIVE

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

AUTHORS

CERTIFICATION

REFERENCES

FIGURES AND TABLES

APPENDIX A-ACRONYMS AND TERMS DEFINED

APPENDIX B-CALCULATIONS

APPENDIX C-COMMENTS TO PUBLIC COMMENT RELEASE


FIGURES

Figure 1. Map of International Smelting and Refining (ISR) in Tooele County, Utah, Showing the Location of the ISR Site in Relationship to Surrounding Communities

Figure 2. Map of Combined Reclaimed Areas, One Mile Buffer, and Demographics Information of International Smelting and Refining (ISR) and Carr Fork Operations in Tooele County, Utah

Figure 3. Map Showing Locations of Source, Soil, Groundwater, and Surface Water Samples


TABLES

Table 1. Results for Source Samples Collected On-site

Table 2. Results for Soil Samples Collected From the ISR site and Surrounding Areas

Table 3. Results for Soil Samples Collected From Lincoln Residential Yards

Table 4. Results for Surface Water Samples taken from areas surrounding the ISR site

Table 5. Results from the Sampling of Water Wells surrounding the ISR site

Table 6. Completed Exposure Pathways

Table 7. Potential Exposure Pathways

Table 8. Calculation of Exposure Doses from Ingestion of Contaminated Tailings and Waste On-Site

Table 9. Calculation of Exposure Doses from Ingestion of Contaminated Soil On-Site

Table 10. Calculation of Exposure Doses from Ingestion of Contaminated Surface Water

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