PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

RINCHEM COMPANY INCORPORATED
(a/k/a OLD RINCHEM INCORPORATED)
ALBUQUERQUE, BERNALILLO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
EPA FACILITY ID: NMD085267961

January 22, 1999

Prepared by:

Section B
Superfund Site Assessment 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 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
D. Physical and Other Hazards
E. Data Limitations

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 ACTION PLAN

PREPARERS OF REPORT

REFERENCES

APPENDICES

APPENDIX A - ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANT DATA
APPENDIX B - PATHWAYS ANALYSES
APPENDIX C - POPULATION AND HOUSING DATA TABLES
APPENDIX D - FIGURE ONE - THREE
APPENDIX E - COMPARISON VALUE EXPLANATION
APPENDIX F - COMMENTS AND RESPONSES

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