Contaminants of concern that were never detected in this medium are not included
Bolded contaminants exceed comparison values
J Estimated value
B Analyte also found in laboratory blank
NR Not Reported
NA Not Available
Carcinogen Carcinogen (proven, probable, or possible) but CREG not available
Comparison Value Bases
E ATSDR Environmental Media Evaluation Guide (EMEG)
R Calculated from U.S. EPA Reference Dose (Chronic) by Ingestion, assuming child exposure
A U.S. EPA Drinking Water Health Advisory (Lifetime)
C ATSDR Cancer Risk Evaluation Guide (CREG)
PL U.S. EPA Proposed Action Level for Lead in Drinking Water
MG U.S. EPA Maximum Contaminant Level Goal
Table 3. Maximum concentrations of contaminants of concern found in water from on-site soil borings during the RI (1989-90)
Contaminants of concern that were never detected in this medium are not included
Bolded contaminants exceed comparison values
J Estimated value
B Analyte also found in laboratory blank
NR Not Reported
NA Not Available
Carcinogen Carcinogen (proven, probable, or possible) but CREG not available
Comparison Value Bases
E ATSDR Environmental Media Evaluation Guide (EMEG)
R Calculated from U.S. EPA Reference Dose (Chronic) by Ingestion, assuming child exposure
A U.S. EPA Drinking Water Health Advisory (Lifetime)
C ATSDR Cancer Risk Evaluation Guide (CREG)
PL U.S. EPA Proposed Action Level for Lead in Drinking Water
MG U.S. EPA Proposed Maximum Contaminant Level Goal
Table 4. Maximum concentrations of contaminants of concern found in water from on-site in-situ groundwater sampling during the RI (1989-90)
Contaminants of concern that were never detected in this medium are not included
Bolded contaminants exceed comparison values
NA Not Available
Carcinogen Carcinogen (proven, probable, or possible) but CREG not available
Comparison Value Bases
E ATSDR Environmental Media Evaluation Guide (EMEG)
R Calculated from U.S. EPA Reference Dose (Chronic) by Ingestion, assuming child exposure
A U.S. EPA Drinking Water Health Advisory (Lifetime)
C ATSDR Cancer Risk Evaluation Guide (CREG)
Table 6. Maximum concentrations of contaminants of concern found in surface water from on-site surface water bodies
Contaminants of concern that were never detected in this medium are not included
Bolded contaminants exceed comparison values
J Estimated value
B Also found in laboratory blanks
NR Not Reported
ND Not Detected, with detection level
NA Not Available
Carcinogen Carcinogen (proven, probable, or possible) but CREG not available
Comparison Value Bases
E ATSDR Environmental Media Evaluation Guide (EMEG)
R Calculated from U.S. EPA Reference Dose (Chronic) by Ingestion, assuming child exposure
A U.S. EPA Drinking Water Health Advisory (Lifetime)
C ATSDR Cancer Risk Evaluation Guide (CREG)
PL U.S. EPA Proposed Action Level for Lead in Drinking Water
MG U.S. EPA Proposed Maximum Contaminant Level Goal
Table 7. Maximum concentrations of contaminants of concern found in sediment from on-site surface water bodies
Contaminants of concern that were never detected in this medium are not included
Bolded contaminants exceed comparison values
J Estimated value
NA Not Available
Carcinogen Carcinogen (proven, probable, or possible) but CREG not available
Comparison Value Bases
E ATSDR Environmental Media Evaluation Guide (EMEG)
R Calculated from U.S. EPA Reference Dose (Chronic) by Ingestion, assuming child exposure, pica behavior
C ATSDR Cancer Risk Evaluation Guide (CREG)
Table 8. Maximum concentrations of contaminants of concern found in on-site surface soil, from the RI (1989)
Contaminants of concern that were never detected in this medium are not included
Bolded contaminants exceed comparison values
J Estimated value
NA Not Available
Carcinogen Carcinogen (proven, probable, or possible) but CREG not available
Comparison Value Bases
E ATSDR Environmental Media Evaluation Guide (EMEG)
R Calculated from U.S. EPA Reference Dose (Chronic) by Ingestion, assuming child exposure, pica behavior
C ATSDR Cancer Risk Evaluation Guide (CREG)
Table 9. Maximum concentrations of contaminants of concern found in on-site sub-surface soil, from the RI (1989)
Contaminants of concern that were never detected in this medium are not included
Bolded contaminants exceed comparison values
J Estimated value
B Analyte also found in laboratory blank
NA Not Available
Carcinogen Carcinogen (proven, probable, or possible) but CREG not available
Comparison Value Bases E ATSDR Environmental Media Evaluation Guide (EMEG)
R Calculated from U.S. EPA Reference Dose (Chronic) by Ingestion, assuming child exposure, pica behavior
C ATSDR Cancer Risk Evaluation Guide (CREG)
Table 10. Maximum concentrations of chemicals found in soil gas during the RI (1989)
Contaminants of concern that were never detected in this medium are not included
Bolded contaminants exceed comparison values
J Estimated value
B Analyte found in laboratory blank
NA Not Available
ND Not Detected, with detection level
NR Chemical not analyzed for
Carcinogen Carcinogen (proven, probable, or possible) but CREG not available
Comparison Value Bases
E ATSDR Environmental Media Evaluation Guide (EMEG)
R Calculated from U.S. EPA Reference Dose (Chronic) by Ingestion, assuming child exposure
A U.S. EPA Drinking Water Health Advisory (Lifetime)
C ATSDR Cancer Risk Evaluation Guide (CREG)
PL U.S. EPA Proposed Action Level for Lead in Drinking Water
MG U.S. EPA Proposed Maximum Contaminant Level Goal
Table 13. Maximum concentrations of contaminants of concern found in sediment from the wetlands, east of the site, from the RI (1989)
Contaminants of concern that were never detected in this medium are not included
Bolded contaminants exceed comparison values
J Estimated value
NA Not Available
Comparison Value Bases
E ATSDR Environmental Media Evaluation Guide (EMEG)
R Calculated from U.S. EPA Reference Dose (Chronic) by Ingestion, assuming child exposure, pica behavior
C ATSDR Cancer Risk Evaluation Guide (CREG)
Table 14. Maximum concentrations of chemicals found in basement air in off-site background samples during the RI (1989)
The MDPH released a draft of this Public Health Assessment for public comment on December
14, 1994. The comment period lasted until January 13, 1995. The MDPH received no comments
in this period.
1. Pica behavior is an abnormal consumption of non-food material, such as soil, which appears most often in children under the age of 5.
2. There is no statement of the duration of these effects in either the Toxicological Profile (18) or the sources cited therein (19, 20). However, one of the source studies (19) suggests that the effects were transient, since the effects were only noticed at the highest concentration used and their experimental design included groups who experienced both increasing and decreasing toluene concentrations on successive days, with no report of carryover.