PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

ISLIP MUNICIPAL SANITARY LANDFILL
(a/k/a BLYDENBURGH ROAD LANDFILL)
HAUPPAUGE, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK
CERCLIS NO. NYD980506901

January 22, 1996

Prepared by:

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY

BACKGROUND

A. Site Description and History
B. Public Health Actions Implemented
C. Site Visit
D. Demographics, Land Use, and Natural Resource Use
E. 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)

PATHWAY ANALYSES

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

CERTIFICATION

PREPARERS OF THE REPORT

REFERENCES

APPENDIX A. Figures

APPENDIX B. Tables

APPENDIX C. Procedure for Evaluating Potential Health Risks from Contaminants of Concern

APPENDIX D. Response to Public Comments

APPENDIX E. Public Health Hazard Categories

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