PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
Plutonium 239 in Sewage Sludge
Used as a Soil or Soil Amendment in the Livermore Community
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY, MAIN SITE (U.S. DOE)
LIVERMORE, ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
EPA FACILITY ID: CA2890012584 
August 26, 2003
Prepared by:
Energy Section
Federal Facilities Assessment Branch
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PATHWAYS
SECTION 2: COMMUNITY CONCERNS RELATED TO PLUTONIUM IN SEWAGE SLUDGE
SECTION 3. EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT OF PU 239-CONTAMINATED SLUDGE
SECTION 4. PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS
SECTION 5. CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN
APPENDIX 1: GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS
APPENDIX 2: 1967 ASSESSMENT OF PU 239 RELEASE
APPENDIX 3: PEER REVIEW AND OTHER COMMENTS AND RESPONSES TO PUBLIC COMMENT RELEASE
APPENDIX 4: OUTPUT FROM RESRAD DOSE ASSESSMENT
APPENDIX 5: GROSS ALPHA AND NUCLIDE-SPECIFIC MONITORING DATA
APPENDIX 6: EPA SOIL SCREENING GUIDANCE FOR RADIONUCLIDES
