PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
MORGAN FALLS MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL
ROSWELL, FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA
EPA ID No. GAD980559413
October 28, 2004
Prepared by:
The Georgia Department of Human Resources
Under a Cooperative Agreement with
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Summary
Background
Site Description
Site Operations and History
Demographics, Land Use, Natural Resources Use and Hydrogeology
Discussion
Available Data Used
Pathway Analysis
Evaluation Process
Potential Exposure Pathways
Children's Health Considerations
Community Health Concerns
Conclusions
Recommendations
Public Health Action Plan
Actions Completed
Actions Planned
References
Authors, Technical Advisors
Appendix A: Figures
Appendix B: Potential Exposure Pathways
Appendix C: Explanation of Evaluation Process
Appendix D: ATSDR Public Health Hazard Conclusion Categories
Appendix E: On/Off-Site Photographs
Appendix F: Response to Public Health Comments
Appendix G: Glossary
Glossary of Acronyms
| ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| COC | Contaminants of Concern |
| CPC | Colonial Pipeline Company |
| CREG | Cancer Risk Evaluation Guide |
| CSF | Cancer Slope Factor |
| CVs | comparison values |
| EMEG | Environmental Media Evaluation Guide |
| EPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| GEPD | Georgia Environmental Protection Division |
| GDPH | Georgia Division of Public Health |
| IARC | International Agency for Research on Cancer |
| IRIS | Integrated Risk Information System |
| LFG | landfill gas |
| LOAEL | Lowest Observed Adverse Effects Level |
| MMP | methane monitoring probe |
| mg/kg/day | milligrams per kilogram per day |
| mg/kg | milligrams per kilogram |
| mg/L | milligrams per liter |
| MRL | minimal risk level |
| NOAEL | No Observed Adverse Effects Level |
| NTP | National Toxicology Program |
| ppb | parts per billion |
| ppm | parts per million |
| RfC | Reference Concentration |
| RfD | Reference Dose |
| RMEG | Reference Dose Media Evaluation Guide |
| SVOC | semi-volatile organic compound |
| µg/kg | micrograms per kilogram |
| µg/L | micrograms per liter |
| µg/m3 | micrograms per cubic meter |
| VOC | Volatile Organic Compounds |
