HEALTH CONSULTATION
Response to Comments

ALLIED PAPER/PORTAGE CREEK/KALAMAZOO RIVER
KALAMAZOO, KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MICHIGAN
EPA FACILITY ID: MID006007306

May 2, 2002

Prepared by:

Michigan Department of Community Health
Under a Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

SUMMARY

BACKGROUND AND STATEMENT OF ISSUES

DISCUSSION

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

REFERENCES

FIGURE

PREPARERS OF REPORT

TABLES

APPENDIX A: RESPONSIVENESS SUMMARY

APPENDIX B: ASSUMPTIONS APPLIED TO CALCULATION OF INGESTION OF SEDIMENTS

CERTIFICATION

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1. Allied Paper, Inc./Portage Creek/Kalamazoo River Site Location

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. Maximum PCB concentrations found in sediments within the Allied Paper, Inc./Portage Creek/Kalamazoo River site, 1972-2000

Table 2. Maximum PCB concentrations found in surface soils within the Allied Paper, Inc./Portage Creek/Kalamazoo River site, 2000

Table 3. Maximum PCB concentrations found in sediments in the Kalamazoo River watershed outside of the API/PC/KR site area, 1976-2000

Table 4. Maximum PCB concentrations found in surface waters in the Kalamazoo River watershed outside of the API/PC/KR site area, 1971-2000

Table 5. Maximum PCB concentrations found in surface waters within the Allied Paper, Inc./Portage Creek/Kalamazoo River site, 1985-2000

Table 6. Serum PCB concentrations in U.S. populations without occupational exposure to PCBs and in subpopulations consuming fish from PCB-contaminated waters

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

API/PC/KR	Allied Paper, Inc./Portage Creek/Kalamazoo River Superfund site
ATSDR	Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
BBL	Blasland, Bouck and Lee, Inc.
CDM	Camp Dresser and McKee.
CV	Comparison Values
DCC	Direct Contact Criteria (MDEQ Generic Cleanup Criteria for Direct Contact with soil)
ISDH	Indiana State Department of Health
mg/L	milligrams per liter
MDCH	Michigan Department of Community Health
MDEQ	Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
MDNR	Michigan Department of Natural Resources
MDPH	Michigan Department of Public Health
ng	nanogram
NPL	U.S. EPA National Priorities List, also known as the Superfund List
PAC	Public Advisory Council
PCBs	polychlorinated biphenyls
PHA	Preliminary Health Assessment
ppb	parts per billion
ppm	parts per million
PRP	Potentially Responsible Party
RAP	Remedial Action Plan
RfD	Reference Dose
SWQD	Surface Water Quality Division
TSS	total suspended solids
U.S. EPA	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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