PETITIONED PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

AMOCO OIL COMPANY
(a/k/a AMOCO OIL COMPANY - SUGAR CREEK (FINDS) SS#0716)
SUGAR CREEK, JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
EPA FACILITY ID: MOD007161425

November 29, 2000

Prepared by:

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

1. SUMMARY

2. PURPOSE AND HEALTH ISSUES

3. BACKGROUND

3.1 Site Description and History
3.2 Land and Natural Resource Use
3.3 Physical Hazards
3.4 Demographics

4. DISCUSSION

4.1 Groundwater
4.2 Soil
4.3 Soil Gas
4.4 Air

5. TOXICOLOGIC EVALUATION

5.1 Air
5.1.1 Benzene
5.1.2 1,4-dichlorobenzene
5.1.3 Other Chemicals
5.2 Groundwater
5.3 Soil
5.4 Soil Gas
5.5 Chemical Mixtures

6. COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

7. ATSDR CHILD HEALTH INITIATIVE

8. CONCLUSIONS

9. RECOMMENDATIONS

10. PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

11. PUBLIC COMMENT

12. SITE TEAM/AUTHORS

13. REFERENCES AND DOCUMENTS REVIEWED

APPENDIX A: FIGURE

Figure 1: Amoco Oil Company Site Location Map
Figure 2: Demographic Statistics
Figure 3: Norledge Area Groundwater Sampling Location Map - 1997
Figure 4: Off-site Groundwater and Soil Sampling Location Map - 1998
Figure 5: Soil Gas Sampling Location Map - 1995
Figure 6: Air Sampling Location Map

APPENDIX B: TABLES

Table 1: Off-site Exposure Pathway Elements
Table 2: Off-site Groundwater Sampling Results for the Norledge Area
Table 3: Off-site Private Well Sampling Results
Table 4: Off-site Soil Sampling Results
Table 5: Off-site Soil Gas Sampling Results
Table 6: Off-site Air Sampling Results (June 1998)
Table 7: Off-site Air Sampling Results (November 1998 & October 1999)

APPENDIX C: COMPARISON VALUES

APPENDIX D: METHODOLOGY OF EVALUATING CHEMICALS OF CONCERN

APPENDIX E: BENZENE

APPENDIX F: HEALTH ENDPOINTS

APPENDIX G: CHEMICAL MIXTURES

APPENDIX H: GLOSSARY OF TERMS

APPENDIX I: CANCER CLASSIFICATION

APPENDIX J: PUBLIC COMMENT

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