PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

GEORGE AIR FORCE BASE
VICTORVILLE, CALIFORNIA
CERCLIS NO. CA2570024453

December 1, 1998

Prepared by:

Federal Facilities Assessment Branch
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF FIGURES

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

SUMMARY

BACKGROUND

Site Description and History
Remedial and Regulatory History
ATSDR Involvement
Demographics
Land Use and Natural Resources
Quality Assurance and Quality Control

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND POTENTIAL PATHWAYS OF EXPOSURE

Evaluation of Groundwater Exposure Pathway
Evaluation of Soil Exposure Pathway
Evaluation of Radiological Exposure Pathway

ATSDR CHILD HEALTH INITIATIVE

CONCLUSIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

PREPARERS OF REPORT

REFERENCES

TABLES

FIGURES

APPENDIX A: Glossary

APPENDIX B: Population and Housing Data; Census Tract Map

APPENDIX C: ATSDR's Comparison Values

APPENDIX D: Public Comments on the Public Health Assessment

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Evaluation of Potential Public Health Hazards at George Air Force Base

Table 2: Exposure Pathways at George Air Force Base

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1. Vicinity Map

Figure 2. Operable Unit (OU) Site Locations

Figure 3. Land Use in the Vicinity of George Air Force Base

Figure 4. Approximate Locations of Known Municipal and Domestic Water Supply Wells in the Vicinity of George Air Force Base

Figure 5. ATSDR's Exposure Evaluation Process

Figure 6. Major Hydrogeologic Features in the Mojave River Basin

Figure 7. Simplified Conceptual Hydrogeologic Cross Section

Figure 8. Operable Unit 1 TCE Plume, October 1996

Figure 9. Simulated Flowlines and Extraction Well Capture Zones at OU 1 Lower Aquifer

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