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HEALTH CONSULTATION

RUMMEL FIBRE COMPANY
ROME, FLOYD COUNTY, GEORGIA
EPA FACILITY ID: GAD981269004

September 30, 2003

Photo 1: Rummel Fibre Company site (viewed from the rear of the building looking west towards Turner Chapel Road)

Prepared by:

Georgia Department of Human Resources
Division of Public Health
Under a Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY

STATEMENT OF ISSUES

SITE DESCIPTION AND HISTORY

DISCUSSION

Consultation Methodology

Groundwater Exposure Pathway

Hydrogeology

Groundwater Use

Groundwater Quality data

On-site Evaluation

Off-site Evaluation

Surface Water Quality data

CHILDREN'S HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

PREPARERS AND REVIEWERS OF REPORT

REFERENCES

CERTIFICATION

FIGURES

Figure 1: Demographic Statistics

Figure 2: Site Map Showing Surrounding Properties

Figure 3: County Well Locations

APPENDICES

Appendix A: Analytical Results From Three Individual Water Wells

Appendix B: ATSDR Public Health Hazard Conclusion Categories

Appendix C: Comparison Values and Minimal Risk Levels

Appendix D: Exposure Dose Calculation

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