HEALTH CONSULTATION
DACTHAL® GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION
COLOMA TOWNSHIP, BERRIEN COUNTY, MICHIGAN
June 5, 2002
Prepared by:
Michigan Department of Community Health
Under a Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
BACKGROUND AND STATEMENT OF ISSUES
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Environmental Contamination
Human Exposure Pathways
Toxicological Evaluation
ATSDR Child Health Initiative
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1. Dacthal® Groundwater Contamination, Coloma Township, Michigan
Figure 2. Washington Elementary School Area
LIST OF APPENDICES
| µg | micrograms |
| ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| BCHD | Berrien County Health Department |
| DWC | Drinking Water Criteria (MDEQ Generic Cleanup Criteria for Drinking Water) |
| DWRP | MDEQ Division of Drinking Water and Radiological Protection |
| GHUSL | Groundwater Household Use Screening Level |
| HCB | hexachlorobenzene |
| kg | kilogram |
| LHAL | Lifetime Health Advisory Level |
| MDA | Michigan Department of Agriculture |
| MDCH | Michigan Department of Community Health |
| MDEQ | Michigan Department of Environmental Quality |
| mg | milligrams |
| MTP | monomethyl-2,3,5,6-tetrachloroterephthalate |
| ppb | parts per billion |
| RfD | Reference Dose |
| RMEG | Reference Dose Media Evaluation Guide |
| TPA | 2,3,5,6-tetrachloroterephthalic acid |
| U.S. EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
