PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
NATIONAL ZINC COMPANY
BARTLESVILLE, WASHINGTON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA
CERCLIS NO. OKD000829440
February 21, 1995
Prepared by
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Public Health Service
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Atlanta, Georgia
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
SUMMARY
BACKGROUND
A. Site Description And History
B. Site Visit
C. Demographics, Land Use, And Natural Resource Use
D. Health Outcome Data
COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS
A. On-Site Contamination
B. Quality Assurance and Quality Control
C. Physical and Other Hazards
D. Review of Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (TRI) Data
PATHWAY ANALYSES
A. Completed Environmental Exposure Pathways
B. Potential Environmental Exposure Pathways
C. Specific Pathways Eliminated From Consideration
D. Other Sources of Lead Exposures
PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS
A. Toxicological Evaluation
B. Health Outcome Data Evaluation
C. Community Health Concerns Evaluation
CONCLUSIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS
PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIONS
A. Public Health Actions Taken
B. Public Health Actions Planned
PREPARERS OF REPORT
REFERENCES
APPENDICES
Appendix 1, Figure 1 - Map of the Proposed National Zinc Company National
Priorities List Site, Bartlesville, OK
Appendix 2 - Health Comprison Values
Appendix 3 - Environmental Exposure Pathways
Appendix 4 - Comparison of Estimated Exposure Doses to Health Guidelines
Appendix 5 - Response to Public Comments
List of Figures
Appendix 1, Figure 1 - Map of the Proposed National Zinc Company National Priorities List Site, OK
List of Tables
Table 1 - Environmental Contaminants Detected Above Health Comparison Values at the Zinc Corporation of America Facility in 1981, 1991, & 1992
Table 2 - Environmental Contaminants Detected Above Health Comparison Values in the Surrounding Community Near the Zinc Corporation of America Facility, 1977-1982
Table 3 - Environmental Contaminants Detected Above Health Comparison Values in the Surrounding Community Near the Zinc Corporation of America Facility, 1991-1992
Appendix 3, Table 1 - Completed Environmental Exposure Pathways at the Proposed National Zinc Corporation National Priorities List Site
Appendix 3, Table 2 - Potential Environmental Exposure Pathways at the Proposed National Zinc Corporation National Priorities List Site
Appendix 4, Table 1 - Comparison of Estimated Exposure Dose to Health Guidelines for Ingestion or Inhalation
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