PETITIONED PUBLIC HEALTH CONSULTATION

Dioxin Contamination in the Tittabawassee River Floodplain South of Midland, Michigan

TITTABAWASSEE RIVER
MIDLAND, MIDLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN
EPA FACILITY ID: MID980994354

March 4, 2002

Public Comment Period Ends: May 15, 2002

Prepared by:

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY

PURPOSE AND STATEMENT OF HEALTH ISSUES

BACKGROUND

DISCUSSION

Dioxin Contamination in Floodplain Soil
Michigan Fish Advisories
Human Exposure Pathways
Demographics
Toxicological Evaluation
ATSDR Child Health Initiative

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

Public Health Action Plan
Contact Information

REFERENCES

PREPARERS OF REPORT

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1. Tittabawassee River from Midland to Saginaw

Figure 2. Phase I Sampling Locations

Figure 3. Phase II Sampling Locations

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. Total Dioxin TEQ Concentrations Detected in Soil Samples Collected from the Mitigation Site

Table 2. Total Dioxin TEQ Concentrations Detected in Soil Samples Collected in the Tittabawassee River Floodplain Upstream from the Mitigation Site

Table 3. Exposure Pathway for Dioxin-Contaminated Soil

Table 4. ATSDR's Decision Framework for Sites Contaminated with Dioxin and Dioxin-Like Compounds

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

Attachment A. Petition Letter to ATSDR dated May 1, 2001

Attachment B. Petition Scoping Report for Dow Chemical Company Midland

Attachment C. ATSDR Letter to Petitioners for Dow Midland site dated November 2, 2001

Attachment D. Dioxin and Dioxin-Like Compounds in Soil, Part 1: ATSDR Interim Policy Guideline

Attachment E. Dioxin and Dioxin-Like Compounds in Soil, Part 2: Technical Support Document for ATSDR Interim Policy Guideline

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