PETITIONED PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

YAWORSKI LANDFILL
(ALIASES: YAWORSKI DUMP AND PACKER ROAD LANDFILL)
CANTERBURY, WINDHAM COUNTY, CONNECTICUT

April 7, 2000

Prepared by:

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY

PURPOSE AND HEALTH ISSUES

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

BACKGROUND

Site Visits
Review of the Air Modeling Proposal
Evaluation of Ambient Air Sampling Plan
Off-site Indoor Air Consultation

DISCUSSION

On-site Air Sampling
Landfill Soil Gas Sampling Data (1994)
Air Modeling
Landfill Air Sampling Data (1996)

Soil Gas Core Samples
Riser Pipe Stack Samples
Air Modeling Results-Predicted Landfill Emissions

TOXICOLOGICAL EVALUATION

DISCUSSION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

Actions Completed
Actions Planned

REFERENCES

APPENDIX A

Maps and Figures

APPENDIX B

Comparison Values

APPENDIX C

Review of Air Modeling Procedure

APPENDIX D

Public Comments

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