PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
MOHAWK TANNERY SITE
NASHUA, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE
EPA FACILITY ID: NHD981889629
August 22, 2001
Prepared by:
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
Bureau of Health Risk Assessment
Under a Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENT
III. ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS
IV. PATHWAYS OF HUMAN EXPOSURE
V. DISCUSSION: ADULT AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH ISSUES
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(A) Public Health Implications of Exposure
(B) Health Outcome Data Review
(C) Community Health Concerns
VIII. PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN
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Table 1: Concentrations of chemicals in sludge from onsite disposal areas.
Table 2: Concentrations of chemicals in sludge from the Clarifier unit.
Table 3: Concentrations of chemicals in drummed wastes.
Table 4: Concentrations of chromium in surface soils in Area II.
Table 5: Concentrations of chemicals in surface water from the Nashua River near the site.
Table 6: Concentrations of chemicals in effluent being discharged to the Nashua River (3/6/81).
Table 7: Concentrations of chemicals in Nashua River sediments near the site.
Table 8: Concentrations of chemicals in sediment from the concrete effluent pipe.
Table 9: Concentrations of dioxin in fish from the Nashua River (1986).
Table 10: Concentrations of chemicals in groundwater beneath the site.
Table 11: Estimated maximum exposures to contaminants in sludges for trespassers on the site.
Table 12: Estimated maximum exposures to contaminants in Nashua River water and sediments.
Table 13: Estimated maximum exposures to dioxin in Nashua River fish.
Table 14: Cancer Types (1993-1997).
Table 15: Cancer Incidence within ½ Mile of Mohawk Tannery (Risk Ratio Analysis) (1993 - 1997).
Table 16: Cancer Incidence in Nashua, New Hampshire (1993 - 1997).
APPENDIX C: EVALUATING CANCER DATA AND BASIC CANCER RATE TERMINOLOGY
APPENDIX D: EDUCATIONAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF THE MOHAWK TANNERY SITE
APPENDIX F: DESCRIPTION OF HEALTH COMPARISON VALUES
