PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
SAVANNA ARMY DEPOT ACTIVITY
SAVANNA, ILLINOIS
CERCLIS NO. IL3210020803
December 29, 1999
Prepared by:
Federal Facilities Assessment Branch
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND POTENTIAL EXPOSURE PATHWAYS
APPENDIX B: ATSDR's Comparison Values
APPENDIX C: Responses to Public Comments
Table 3. Potential Exposure Pathways Evaluation Table
Figure 2. Installation Restoration Program Sites at SVADA
Figure 3. Demographics in a 1-Mile Buffer around SVADA
Figure 4. Surface Water Bodies at SVADA
| ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| B2EHP | bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate |
| bgs | below ground surface |
| BRAC | Base Realignment and Closure |
| BTX | benzene, toluene, xylene |
| CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act |
| CV | comparison value |
| CWP | Contaminated Waste Processor |
| DACS | Defense Ammunition Center and School |
| DCE | dichloroethene |
| DNT | dinitrotoluene |
| DOD | Department of Defense |
| EBS | Environmental Baseline Survey |
| EECA | Engineering Evaluation and Cost Analysis |
| EPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| EWI | Explosive Waste Incinerator |
| HMX | High Melting Explosive (cyclotetramethenetetranitramine) |
| IEPA | Illinois Environmental Protection Agency |
| IRP | Installation Restoration Program |
| LRA | Local Redevelopment Authority |
| µg/L | micrograms per liter |
| mg/kg | milligram per kilogram |
| NB | nitrobenzene |
| NIT | nitrate/nitrite |
| NPL |
National Priorities List |
| PAH | polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon |
| PCB | polychlorinated biphenyl |
| PHAP | Public Health Action Plan |
| ppb | parts per billion |
| RCRA | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
| RDX |
Royal Demolition Explosive (hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,4-triazine) |
| RI | remedial investigation |
| ROD | record of decision |
|
SVADA |
Savanna Army Depot Activity |
| SVOC | semi-volatile organic compound |
| TCE | trichloroethene |
| TNB | trinitrobenzene |
| TNT | trinitrotoluene |
| TPH | total petroleum hydrocarbons |
| UDMH | unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine |
| USATHAMA | U.S. Army Toxic and Hazardous Materials Agency |
| USFWS |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| UST |
underground storage tank |
| UXO | unexploded ordnance |
| VOC | volatile organic compound |
