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PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

PORT WASHINGTON LANDFILL
NORTH HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK
CERCLIS NO. NYD980654206

November 2, 1995

Prepared by:

New York State Department of Health
Under a Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

A. Site Description and History

B. Actions Implemented During the Public Health Assessment Process

D. Demographics, Land Use, and Natural Resource Use

E. Health Outcome Data

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS

A. On-site Contamination

B. Off-site Contamination

C. Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC)

D. Physical and Other Hazards

E. Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (TRI)

PATHWAY ANALYSES

A. Completed Exposure Pathways

B. Potential Exposure Pathways

C. Eliminated Exposure Pathways

PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

A. Toxicological Evaluation

B. Health Outcome Data Evaluation

C. Community Health Concerns Evaluation

RECOMMENDATIONS

HEALTH ACTIVITIES RECOMMENDATION PANEL (HARP) RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

PREPARERS OF THE REPORT

APPENDIX A. Figures
APPENDIX B. Tables
APPENDIX C. Procedures for Evaluating Potential Health Risks for Contaminants of Concern
APPENDIX D. Response to Public Comments
APPENDIX E. Public Health Hazard Categories

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