PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

PSC RESOURCES
PALMER, HAMPDEN COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS
CERCLIS No. MAD980731483

September 30, 1997

Prepared by:

The Bureau of Environmental Health Assessment
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Under a Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE 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

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS

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

PATHWAY ANALYSIS

A. Completed Exposure Pathways
B. Potential Exposure Pathways
C. Eliminated Pathways

PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

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

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

PREPARERS OF THE REPORT

REFERENCES

APPENDICES

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