PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE
ALBANY, DOUGHERTY COUNTY, GEORGIA
EPA FACILITY ID: GA7170023694 
September 28, 2001
Prepared by:
Federal Facilities Assessment Branch
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL EXPOSURE PATHWAYS
Table 1: Evaluation of Potential Public Health Hazards Associated with Operable Units (OUs) at MCLB, Albany, Georgia
Table 2: Evaluation of Exposure Pathways at MCLB, Albany, Georgia
Table 3: Summary of Contaminants Detected Above ATSDR's CVs in On-Base Groundwater Monitoring Wells
Table 4: Summary of Contaminants Detected in Off-Base Private Wells
Table 5: Summary of Public Health Hazard Categories for MCLB, Albany
Figure 1: MCLB, Albany, Georgia, Area Map
Figure 2: Demographics Statistics Map
Figure 3: MCLB, Albany, Georgia, Site Map
Figure 4: Residential Areas Around MCLB, Albany, Georgia
Figure 5: ATSDR's Exposure Evaluation Process
Figure 6: Conceptual Groundwater Flow Model
Figure 7: Locations of TCE Plumes at MCLB, Albany, Georgia
APPENDIX A. List of Comparison Values
APPENDIX B. Glossary
APPENDIX C. Response to Community Recommendations
APPENDIX D. Response to Public Comments
APPENDIX E. Health Outcome Evaluation
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AOEC |
Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics |
| ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| bls | below land surface |
| CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act |
| CV | ATSDR's comparison value |
| DMA | Depot Maintenance Area |
| DWTP | domestic wastewater treatment plant |
| 1,2-DCE | 1,2-dichloroethylene |
| EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
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GEPD |
Georgia Environmental Protection Division |
| IWTP | Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant |
| LFA | Lower Floridan Aquifer |
| LWBZ | lower water bearing zone |
| MCL | EPA's maximum contaminant level |
| MCLB | Marine Corps Logistics Base |
| OUs | operable units |
| PAS | public availability session |
| PCBs | polychlorinated biphenyls |
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PHAP |
Public Health Action Plan |
| PHA | public health assessment |
| ppb | parts per billion |
| ppm | parts per million |
| PSC | potential source of contamination |
| RCRA | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
| RI/BRA | remedial investigation and baseline risk assessment |
| ROD | record of decision |
| SVOCs | semi-volatile organic compounds |
| TCE | trichloroethylene |
| UFA | Upper Floridan Aquifer |
| USGS | United States Geological Survey |
| UWBZ | upper water bearing zone |
| VOCs | volatile organic compounds |
