PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

CENTRAL WOOD PRESERVING COMPANY
SLAUGHTER, EAST FELICIANA PARISH, LOUISIANA
EPA FACILITY ID: LAD008187940

September 30, 2002

Prepared by:

Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals/Office of Public Health
Under a Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. SUMMARY

II. PURPOSE AND HEALTH ISSUES

III. BACKGROUND

A. Site Description and History
B. Site Visit
C. Demographics, Land Use, and Natural Resource Use

IV. DISCUSSION

A. Environmental Contamination and Other Hazards
1. On-site Contamination
2. Off-site Contamination
3. Physical Hazards
B. Pathways Analyses
1. Completed Exposure Pathways
2. Potential Exposure Pathways
C. Public Health Implications
1. Toxicological Evaluation
2. ATSDR's Child Health Initiative
3. Health Outcome Data Evaluation

V. COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

VI. CONCLUSIONS

VII. RECOMMENDATIONS

VIII. PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

PREPARERS OF THE REPORT

REFERENCES

APPENDIX A: FIGURE 1. (Facility Location Map)

APPENDIX B: TABLES

APPENDIX C: NEEDS ASSESSMENT SUMMARY

APPENDIX D: GLOSSARY

CERTIFICATION

LIST OF TABLES IN APPENDIX B

Table 1. Maximum Concentrations in On-Site Soil (0-2 feet depth). Presented. In Site Inspection Report. Ecology and Environment, Inc. 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1999. Central Wood Preserving, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

Table 2. Toxicity Equivalency Calculation for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Detected in On-Site Soil (0-2 feet depth). Presented in Baseline Human Health Risk Assessment 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999 Central Wood Preserving, Inc. East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

Table 3. Maximum Concentrations in Off-Site Sediment on the Unnamed Creek. (0-2 feet depth). Presented in Remedial Investigation Report, 1992-1995. Central Wood Preserving, Inc. East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

Table 4. Toxicity Equivalency Calculation for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons detected in Off-Site Sediments (0 to 2 feet depth) on the Unnamed Creek 1992-1995. Central Wood Preserving, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

Table 5. Maximum Concentrations in On-Site Soil/Sediment in Unnamed Creek (0-2 feet depth). Presented in Baseline Human Health Risk Assessment 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999 Central Wood Preserving, Inc. East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

Table 6. Toxicity Equivalency Calculation for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Detected in On-Site Soil and sediments (0-2 feet depth). On the Unnamed Creek. Presented in Baseline Human Health Risk Assessment 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999 Central Wood Preserving, Inc. East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

Table 7. Maximum Concentrations in On-Site and Off-Site Surface Water. Samples collected in 1999. Central Wood Preserving. East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

Table 8. Maximum Concentrations in Off-Site Groundwater (Residential Well) Samples collected in 1999. Central Wood Preserving, Inc. East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

Table 9. Completed Exposure Pathways

Table 10. Potential Exposure Pathways

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