PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

PALMETTO RECYCLING, INCORPORATED
COLUMBIA, RICHLAND COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA
CERCLIS NO. SCD037398120

September 7, 1995

Prepared by

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Under Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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. Off-site Contamination
C. Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC)
D. Physical and Other Hazards

PATHWAYS ANALYSES

A. Completed Exposure Pathways
B. Potential Exposure Pathways

PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

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

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIONS

PREPARERS OF REPORT

REFERENCES

APPENDIX A

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