PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

MID-AMERICA TANNING COMPANY
SERGEANT BLUFF, WOODBURY COUNTY, IOWA
EPA FACILITY ID: IAD085824688

January 12, 2001

Prepared by:

Iowa Department of Public Health
Under a Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY

BACKGROUND

A. Site Description and History
B. Actions Implemented During the Public Health Assessment Process
C. Site Visits
D. Demographics, Land Use, and Natural Resource Use
E. Health Outcome Data

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS

A. On-Site Contamination
Surface Soil
Subsurface Soil
Surface Water
Groundwater
Polishing Basin Sludge and Liquids
Aeration Lagoon Liquids
Aeration Lagoon Sediments
Polishing Basin/Aeration Lagoon Sludge Off-Gas Air Monitoring
B. Off-Site Contamination
Surface and Subsurface Soil
Surface Water and Groundwater
C. Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Information
D. Quality Assurance and Quality Control
E. Physical and Other Hazards

PATHWAYS ANALYSIS

A. Completed Exposure Pathways
B. Potential Exposure Pathways
Subsurface Soil
Surface Water and Groundwater

PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

A. Introduction
B. Toxicologic Evaluation
C. Health Outcome Data Evaluation
D. Community Health Concerns Evaluation

ATSDR'S CHILD HEALTH INITIATIVE

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

A. Actions Undertaken
B. Actions Planned

PREPARER OF THE REPORT

CERTIFICATION

REFERENCES

FIGURES

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