PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

HIPPS ROAD LANDFILL
JACKSONVILLE, DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA
CERCLIS NO. FLD980709802

May 23, 1995

Prepared by

The Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services
Under Cooperative Agreement With the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY

BACKGROUND

A. Site Description and History
B. Site Visits
C. Demographics, Land Use, and Natural Resource Use
Demographics
Land Use
Natural Resource Use
D. Health Outcome Data

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

Circulatory System Complaints
Digestive System Complaints
Endocrine System Complaints
Excretory System Complaints
Hypersensitivity Complaints
Immune System Complaints
Learning Disabilities
Mental Health Complaints
Nervous System Complaints
Reproductive System Complaints
Respiratory System Complaints
Skeletal/Muscular and Other Connective Tissue Complaints
Skin Complaints
Visual Complaints
Nonspecific Illness and Unexplained Death Complaints
Health of Pets
Other (Nonhealth) Concerns

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS

A. On-site Contamination
On-site Surface Soil (0-3 inches deep)
On-site Subsurface Soil (deeper than 3 inches)
On-site Sediment
On-site Surface Water
On-site Shallow Groundwater - Boreholes and Monitor Wells
On-site Shallow Groundwater - Private Wells
On-site Air
On-site Biota
B. Off-site Contamination
Off-site Surface Soil (0-3 inches deep)
Off-site Subsurface Soil (deeper than 3 inches)
Off-site Sediment
Off-site Surface Water
Off-site Shallow Groundwater - Monitor Wells
Off-site Shallow Groundwater - Private Wells
Off-site Air
Off-site Biota
C. Quality Assurance and Quality Control
D. Physical and Other Hazards

PATHWAYS ANALYSES

A. Completed Exposure Pathways
Subsurface Soil Pathway
Sediment Pathway
Surface Water Pathway
Shallow Groundwater Pathway
Air (Tower Effluent) Pathway
B. Potential Exposure Pathways
Surface Soil Pathway
Surface Water Pathway
Air (Odor) Pathway
Biota Pathway
C. Eliminated Pathways

PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

A. Toxicological Evaluation
Introduction
Contaminants with Drinking Water Standards
Minimal Risk Contaminants
Beryllium
Chlorobenzene
Chlorodibromomethane
Chloroform
Cobalt
Cyanide
DDT
1,4-Dichlorobenzene
1,2-Dichloropropane
1,2-Diphenylhydrazine
Mercury
Naphthalene
Nickel
Selenium
Tin
Possible Risk Contaminants
Arsenic
Barium
Benzene
Bromodichloromethane
Cadmium
Chromium(VI)
Cresol
1,1-Dichloroethane
1,2-Dichloroethane
Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
Hexachloroethane
Lead
Manganese
Methylene Chloride
n-Nitrosodiphenylamine
PCBs
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
Tetrachloroethene
Trichloroethene
Vinyl Chloride
B. Health Outcome Data Evaluation
C. Community Health Concerns Evaluation
Circulatory System Complaints
Digestive System Complaints
Endocrine System Complaints
Excretory System Complaints
Hypersensitivity Complaints
Immune System Complaints
Learning Disabilities
Mental Health Complaints
Nervous System Complaints
Reproductive System Complaints
Respiratory System Complaints
Skeletal/Muscular and Other Connective Tissue Complaints
Skin Complaints
Visual Complaints
Nonspecific Illness and Unexplained Death Complaints
Health of Pets
Other (Nonhealth) Concerns

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

Cease/Reduce Exposure Recommendations
Site Characterization Recommendations
Environmental Monitoring Recommendations
Health Activities Recommendation Panel (HARP) Recommendations

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIONS

PREPARERS OF REPORT

CERTIFICATION

REFERENCES

APPENDICES

A. Figures
B. Tables
C. Acronyms
D. Public Comments

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