PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
ONONDAGA LAKE
SYRACUSE, ONONDAGA COUNTY, NEW YORK
CERCLIS NO. NYD986913580
July 24, 1995
Prepared by
New York State Department of Health
Under Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. Site Description and History
B. Actions Completed During the Public Health Assessment Process
C. Site Visit
D. Demographics, Land Use, and Natural Resource Use
E. Health Outcome Data
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS
A. On-site Contamination
B. Off-site Contamination
C. Quality Assurance and Quality Control
D. Physical and Other Hazards
E. Toxic Chemical Release Inventory
A. Completed Exposure Pathways
B. Potential Exposure Pathways
C. Eliminated Exposure Pathways
A. Toxicological Evaluation
B. Health Outcome Data Evaluation
C. Community Health Concerns Evaluation
HEALTH ACTIVITIES RECOMMENDATION PANEL (HARP) RECOMMENDATIONS
APPENDIX D. PROCEDURE FOR EVALUATING POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS FOR CONTAMINANTS OF CONCERN
APPENDIX E. PUBLIC HEALTH HAZARD CATEGORIES
APPENDIX F. SUMMARY OF PUBLIC COMMENTS AND RESPONSES
