PETITIONED HEALTH CONSULTATION

Public Comment Release

Review of Groundwater Sampling Results from the Myrtle Grove Trailer Park Well System

MYRTLE GROVE TRAILER PARK
PLAQUEMINE, IBERVILLE PARISH, LOUISIANA

June 18, 2002

Comment Period Ends: August 20, 2002

Prepared by:

Petition Response Section
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 SUMMARY

2 BACKGROUND

2.1 History
2.2 ATSDR Activities

3 DISCUSSION

3.1 Vinyl Chloride
3.1.1 Oral Exposure
3.1.2 Inhalation and Dermal Exposures
3.1.3 Total Vinyl Chloride Exposures
3.2 Other Volatile Organic Compounds
3.3 Chemical Mixtures

4 COMMUNITY CONCERNS EVALUATION

5 ATSDR CHILD HEALTH INITIATIVE

6 CONCLUSIONS

7 RECOMMENDATIONS

8 PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

8.1 Completed Actions
8.2 Ongoing Actions
8.3 Actions Planned

9 PREPARERS

10 REVIEWERS

11 REFERENCES AND DOCUMENTS REVIEWED

APPENDIX A - FIGURES

Figure 1: Myrtle Grove Trailer Park Site Location Map
Figure 2: Demographic Statistics Within One Mile of the Myrtle Grove Trailer Park Site

APPENDIX B - TABLES

Table 1: Exposure Pathway Elements
Table 2: Vinyl Chloride Concentrations in the Myrtle Grove Trailer Park Well System
Table 3: Myrtle Grove Trailer Park Well System Sampling Data

APPENDIX C - VINYL CHLORIDE ORAL EXPOSURE

APPENDIX D - DOSE CALCULATIONS

APPENDIX E - ATSDR RESPONSE TO HEALTH CARE QUESTIONS

APPENDIX F - CHEMICAL MIXTURES

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