PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD YARD
SACRAMENTO, SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
EPA FACILITY ID: CAD983581844

June 16, 1999

Prepared By:

California Department of Health Services
Under Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF FIGURES

SUMMARY

BACKGROUND

Site Description and History
Site Visit
Demographics, Land Use and Natural Resources
Health Outcome Data

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS

Toxic Release and Inventory Data
On-Site Contamination
Off-Site Contamination
Quality Assurance and Quality Control

PATHWAYS ANALYSES

PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

Toxic Evaluation
Toxic Evaluation of Children Exposed to Arsenic and Lead in the Soil at 2206 6th Avenue
Health Outcome Data Evalution
Community Health Concerns Evalution

CONCLUSIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTIONS

PREPARERS OF REPORT

CERTIFICATION

REFERENCES

APPENDIX

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Off-site surface soil sampling on the western side of the Union Pacific Site
Table 2. Completed Exposure Pathway at the Union Pacific Site
Table 3. Potiential Exposure Pathways at the Union Pacific Site

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure1: City of Sacremento Water District
Figure 2: Union Pacific Railroad Yard

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