PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

IOWA ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT
MIDDLETOWN, IOWA
CERCLIS NO. IA7213820445

December 28, 1999

Prepared by:

Federal Facilities Assessment Branch
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF FIGURES

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

SUMMARY

BACKGROUND

Installation Description and History
Remedial and Regulatory History
Demographics and Land Use
ATSDR Activities
Quality Assurance and Quality Control

EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND POTENTIALEXPOSURE PATHWAYS

Introduction
Concern: Groundwater
Concern: Surface Water
Concern: Soil and Sediment
Concern: Other Public Health Concerns

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

ATSDR CHILD HEALTH INITIATIVE

CONCLUSIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

Completed Groundwater Actions
Completed Surface Water Actions
Completed Soil and Sediment Actions
Ongoing/Planned Groundwater Actions
Ongoing/Planned Surface Water Actions
Ongoing/Planned Soil and Sediment Actions

PREPARERS OF REPORT

REFERENCES

APPENDICES

APPENDIX A: Evaluation of Potential Public Health Hazards Associated With the RI/FS Sites at Iowa Army Ammunition Plant

APPENDIX B: Estimates of Human Exposure Dose and Determination of Health Effects from Past Consumption of RDX-Contaminated Groundwater

APPENDIX C: Comparison Values

APPENDIX D: Glossary

APPENDIX E: Responses to Public Comments

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1 RI Groundwater Results

Table 2 Summary of Exposure Pathways at Iowa Army Ammunition Plant

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1 Area Map, Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, Iowa

Figure 2 Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, Iowa

Figure 3 ATSDR's Exposure Evaluation Process

Figure 4 Locations of Production and Monitoring Wells,Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, Iowa

Figure 5 Locations of Suspected Groundwater Plumes, Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, Iowa

Figure 6 Locations of the 44 PA/SI Sites, Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, Iowa

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