PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

JET PROPULSION LABORATORY (NASA)
PASADENA, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
EPA FACILITY ID: CA9800013030

August 5, 1999

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
Demographics
Land Use and Natural Resources
ATSDR Involvement
Quality Assurance and Quality Control

EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL PATHWAYS OF EXPOSURE

Introduction
Evaluation of Groundwater/Drinking Water Exposure Pathway
Evaluation of Soil Exposure Pathway

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

ATSDR CHILD HEALTH INITIATIVE

CONCLUSIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

PREPARERS OF REPORT

REFERENCES

TABLES

FIGURES

APPENDIX A: GLOSSARY

APPENDIX B: COMPARISON VALUES

APPENDIX C: PERCHLORATE IN GROUNDWATER AT JET PROPULSION LABORATORY

APPENDIX D: POPULATION AND HOUSING DATA; CENSUS TRACT MAP

APPENDIX E: RESPONSES TO PUBLIC COMMENTS

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. Evaluation of Potential Public Health Hazards at Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Table 2. Exposure Pathways

Table 3. Summary of Raw Water Data from Water Purveyors in the Vicinity of JPL

Table 4. Sources of Drinking Water for Water Purveyors in the Vicinity of JPL

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1. Site Location Map

Figure 2. Conceptual Model Illustration for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Figure 3. Locations of JPL Groundwater Monitoring Wells and Nearby Municipal Production Wells

Figure 4. ATSDR's Exposure Evaluation Process

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