PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

GRIFFISS AIR FORCE BASE
ROME, ONEIDA COUNTY, NEW YORK

September 9, 1996

Prepared by:

Navy/Air Force Section
Federal Facilities 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. ATSDR Involvement

PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES

A. Introduction
B. POTENTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH HAZARD: Frequent consumption of contaminated fish from Three Mile and Six Mile Creeks could pose a health problem. However, if NYSDOH fish consumption guidelines are followed, fish consumption should not present a public health hazard.
Three Mile Creek
Description
1988 Fish Sampling Data
1993-94 Fish Sampling Data
Six Mile Creek
Description
Fish Sampling Data
Data Limitations
Conclusions and Recommendations
C. INDETERMINANT PUBLIC HEALTH HAZARD: There are no private well sampling data prior to 1982. Therefore, ATSDR cannot evaluate exposures prior to 1982 as to their public health significance.
Groundwater Contamination
Sampling
Potential sources of contamination
Exposure Evaluation, Conclusions, and Recommendations
Past Exposures
Current use of private wells

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS EVALUATION

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

PREPARERS OF REPORT

REFERENCES

APPENDICES

LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES

Table 1: Installation Restoration Program Sites
Table 2: Exposure Pathways
Table 3: Contaminants detected above ATSDR health guidelines in private wells
Table 4: Army Corps of Engineers Sampling

Figure 1: Site Location Map
Figure 2: Location of IRP Sites
Figure 3: Private Well Sampling Area
Figure 4: Air Force Funded Bottled Water Service Area
Figure 5: Well Monitoring Survey