PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

GENERAL MOTORS (CENTRAL FOUNDRY DIVISION)
MASSENA, ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY, NEW YORK
EPA FACILITY ID: NYD0919722554

April 19, 1999

Prepared by:

New York State Department of Health
Under Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF ACRONYMS

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. Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (TRI)

PATHWAYS ANALYSES

A. Environmental Pathways
B. Completed Human Exposure Pathways
C. Potential Human Exposure Pathways

PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

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

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

HEALTH ACTIVITIES RECOMMENDATION PANEL (HARP) RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

REFERENCES

PREPARERS OF THE REPORT

CERTIFICATION

APPENDIX A: FIGUES

APPENDIX B: TABLES

APPENDIX C: HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, BREASTMILK STUDY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

APPENDIX D: NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PROCEDURE FOR EVALUATING POTENTIAL HEALTH RISK FOR CONTAMINANTS OF CONCERN

APPENDIX E: SUMMARY OF PUBLIC COMMENTS AND RESPONSES

APPENDIX F: NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S HEALTH ADVISORY FOR CHEMICALS IN SPORTFISH AND GAME

APPENDIX G: HEALTH STUDIES IVOLVING THE MOHAWK AKWESASNE POPULATION

APPENDIX H: ATSDR GUIDANCE FOR ASSIGNING A PUBLIC HEALTH HAZARD CATEGORY

LIST OF ACRONYMS

ATSDR	Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
CAMP	community air monitoring plan
CERCLA	Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Act also known as Superfund
DPP	Draft Proposed Plan
FDA	United States Food and Drug Administration
kg	kilograms
GM	General Motors
GM-CFD	General Motors Central Foundry Division
HARP	ATSDR's Health Activities Recommendation Panel
HASP	health and safety plan
HRA	health risk assessment
HSL	hazardous substances list
mcg/L	micrograms per liter
mcg/m3	micrograms per cubic meter
mg	milligrams
mg/L	milligrams per liter
ng/L	nanograms per liter
NIOSH	National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
NPL	National Priorities List
NYS DEC	New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
NYS DOH	New York State Department of Health
PCBs	polychlorinated biphenyls
PCDFs	polychlorinated dibenzofurans
PHA	Public Health Assessment
PHAP	Public Health Action Plan
p,p'-DDE	p,p'-dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethene
ppm	parts per million
QA/QC	Quality Assurance and Quality Control
RI/FS	Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study
ROD	Record of Decision
SPDES	State Pollution Discharge Elimination System
SRMT	St. Regis Mohawk Tribe
TRI	Toxic Chemical Release Inventory
US EPA	United States Environmental Protection Agency

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