PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

MCGUIRE AIR FORCE BASE #1
WRIGHTSTOWN, BURLINGTON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
EPA FACILITY ID: NJ0570024018

September 17, 2002

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
Operational History
Remedial and Regulatory History
Demographics and Land Use
Site Visits and Community Concerns
Quality Assurance and Quality Control

EVALUATION OF CONTAMINATION AND POTENTIAL HUMAN EXPOSURE

Introduction
North Run
South Run, Jack's Run, and Larkin's Runs
On-Site Soil

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

ATSDR CHILD HEALTH INITIATIVE

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

PREPARERS OF REPORT

REFERENCES

APPENDIX A: GLOSSARY

APPENDIX B: COMPARISON VALUES

APPENDIX C: HEALTH CONSULTATION MCGUIRE AIR FORCE BASE

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. Evaluation of IRP, AOC, and Other Sites at McGuire Air Force Base

Table 2. Exposure Scenarios at McGuire Air Force Base

Table 3. Exposure Pathways Evaluation Table

Table 4. Maximum Contaminant Concentrations in On-Base Surface Water

Table 5. Maximum Contaminant Concentrations in On-Base or Perimeter Sediment

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1. Area Map

Figure 2. Demographics

Figure 3. Site Map (Waste Areas Defined)

Figure 4. Site and Surroundings

Figure 5. McGuire Air Force Base Hydrogeologic Cross Section

Figure 6. ATSDR's Exposure Evaluation Process

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

AOC	area of concern
AFB	Air Force Base
ATSDR	Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
BEHP	bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
BOMARC	Boeing Michigan Aeronautical Research Center
CRP	community relations plan
CERCLA	Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
CREG	ATSDR's cancer risk evaluation guide
CV	comparison value
DD	decision document
DDD	1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane
DDE	1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethylene
DDT	1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane
DOD	U.S. Department of Defense
DRMO	Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office
EMEG	ATSDR's environmental media evaluation guide
EPA	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FS	feasibility study
IRA	interim remedial action
IRP	Installation Restoration Program
JP-4	jet propellant
LF	landfill
MCL	EPA's maximum contaminant level
ND	not detected
NDI	nondestructive inspection
NFRAP	no further response action planned
NJDEP	New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
PAHs	polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
PCBs	polychlorinated biphenyls
PHA	public health assessment
PHAP	public health action plan
POL	petroleum, oil, and lubricants
ppb	parts per billion
ppm	parts per million
PRM	Potomac/Raritan/Magothy
RAB	restoration advisory board
RCRA	Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RI	remedial investigation
SS	site spill
ST	storage tank
SVOCs	semivolatile organic compounds
TCE	trichloroethylene
UST	underground storage tank
VOCs	volatile organic compounds
WP	waste pit
WWTP	wastewater treatment plant

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