HEALTH CONSULTATION
Technical Assistance to the Oldtown Community Advisory Group
POLES, INCORPORATED WOOD TREATING FACILITY
OLDTOWN, BONNER COUNTY, IDAHO
EPA FACILITY ID: ID0002406635
April 3, 2002
Prepared by:
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Bureau of Environmental Health and Safety
Division of Health
Under a Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SITE DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND
- Focus of the Bureau of Environmental Health and Safety (BEHS) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) as Public Health Agencies:
Cancer Investigation and Health Outcome Data Review:
Biological Testing:
Use of the Term Health Effects:
Use of the Term "Exposure" in Conjunction with "Potential:"
Has Pentachlorophenol in the Air in Oldtown Reached Hazardous Levels? How do you determine what a hazardous level is?
BEHS's Use of the Term "Weak" in Relation to Pentachlorophenol as a Carcinogen:
The Banning of Pentachlorophenol:
PREPARERS OF REPORT AND CERTIFICATION
| ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
|---|---|
| BEHS | Bureau of Environmental Health and Safety |
| CAG | Community Advisory Group |
| CDRI | Cancer Data Registry of Idaho |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| IA | Integrated Assessment |
| IARC | International Agency for Research on Cancer |
| IDEQ | Idaho Department of Environmental Quality |
| mg/kg/day | milligrams per kilogram per day |
| MRL | Minimal Risk Level |
| RED | Reregistration Eligibility Decision |
| SQAP | Sampling and Quality Assurance Plan |
| START | Superfund Technical Assessment Response Team |
