PETITIONED PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

GSX LANDFILL
PINEWOOD, SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA
CERCLIS NO. SCD070375985

September 26, 1997

Prepared by

Petition Response Branch
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY

BACKGROUND

A. Site Description and History
B. Site Visits
C. Demographics, Land Use, and Natural Resource Use
D. Health Outcome Data

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

A. Environmental Monitoring
B. Waste Disposal Operations
C. Concerns Regarding the Relationship of the Landfill to Community Health

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS

A. On-site Contamination
B. Off-site Contamination
C. Quality Assurance and Quality Control
D. Physical and Other Hazards

PATHWAYS ANALYSES

A. Sources of Contamination
B. Environmental Media
C. Human Exposure Points
D. Human Exposure Routes
E. Receptor Populations
F. Summary of Pathways Analyses

PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

A. Toxicological Implications
B. Health Outcome Data Evaluation
C. Community Health Concerns Evaluation

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

A. Recommendations and HARP Statement
B. Public Health Action Plan

PREPARERS OF REPORT

REFERENCES

APPENDIX A - FIGURES

APPENDIX B - SITE HISTORY

APPENDIX C - MONITORING DATA

APPENDIX D - LITERATURE VALUES FOR CHEMICALS IN BLOOD

APPENDIX E - ATSDR's Response to Comments

FOOTNOTES

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