PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
NIAGARA COUNTY REFUSE
TOWN OF WHEATFIELD, NIAGARA COUNTY, NEW YORK
CERCLIS NO. NYD000514257
January 9, 1995

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF FIGURES

LIST OF TABLES

SUMMARY

BACKGROUND

A. Site Description and History
B. Actions Implemented During the Health Assessment Process
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

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 ACTIONS

CERTIFICATION

PREPARERS OF REPORT

REFERENCES

APPENDIX A (Figures)

APPENDIX B (Tables)

APPENDIX C (Procedure for Evaluating Potential Health Risks)

APPENDIX D (Summary of Public Comments and Responses)

LIST OF FIGURES
(APPENDIX A)

Figure 1. Site Location Map
Figure 2. Site Map
Figure 3. 1991 Toxic Chemical Release Facilities

LIST OF TABLES
(APPENDIX B)

Table 1. Niagara County Refuse - On-Site Leachate Samples.
Table 2. Niagara County Refuse - Surface Water Sample Results.
Table 3A. Niagara County Refuse - Sediment Sample Results.
Table 3B. Niagara County Refuse - Sediment Sample Data - Culvert Discharge to Niagara River.
Table 4A. Niagara County Refuse - On-Site Subsurface Soil Samples.
Table 4B. Niagara County Refuse - Off-Site Subsurface Soil Samples.
Table 5. Niagara County Refuse - Soil from On-Site Leachate Seeps.
Table 6. Niagara County Refuse - On-Site and Off-Site Groundwater Samples.
Table 7. Niagara County Refuse - On-Site Ambient Air Sampling.
Table 8. Public Health Assessment Comparison Values for Contaminants Found in Sources of Drinking Water.
Table 9. Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Data for Facilities Near the Niagara County Refuse Site.