PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
Elizabeth Copper Mine
(a/k/a Elizabeth Mine)
Strafford, Orange County, Vermont
CERCLIS NO. VTD988366621
August 23, 2004
Prepared by:
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Atlanta, Georgia
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SUMMARY
PURPOSE AND HEALTH ISSUES
BACKGROUND COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS
DISCUSSION
- Methods
- Environmental Data and Public Health Implications
- Health Outcome Data Evaluation
- Child Health Considerations
RECOMMENDATIONS
PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN
PREPARERS OF REPORT
REFERENCES
APPENDICES
Appendix A. Figures
Appendix B. Tables
Appendix C. Summary of ATSDR Health Consultations for Soil (2000) and Soil, Dust, and Air (2001)
Appendix D. Operational and Regulatory Events at the Elizabeth Copper Mine
Appendix E. ATSDR Public Health Assessment Methodology
Appendix F. Glossary
| ACOE | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
|---|---|
| ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| CREG | Cancer Risk Evaluation Guide |
| CV | Comparison value |
| EMEG | Environmental Media Evaluation Guide |
| EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| FS | Feasibility Study |
| HUD | U.S. Agency for Housing and Urban Development |
| LTHA | Lifetime Health Advisory for drinking water |
| MCL | Maximum Contaminant Level (EPA) |
| MCLG | Maximum Contaminant Level Guideline (EPA) |
| mg/kg/day | milligrams per kilogram body weight per day |
| NPL | National Priorities List (EPA) |
| PCB | Polychlorinated biphenyl |
| PHA | Public Health Assessment |
| PHAP | Public Health Action Plan |
| ppb | parts per billion |
| ppm | parts per million |
| RBC | Risk Based Concentration (EPA) |
| RfD | Reference Dose |
| RI | Remedial Investigation |
| RMEG | Reference Dose Media Evaluation Guide |
| SVOC | Semi-volatile organic compound |
| µg/m3 | micrograms per cubic meter |
| USGS | U.S. Geological Survey |
| VOC | volatile organic compound |
| VTANR | Vermont Agency of Natural Resources |
| VTDEC | Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation |
| VTDOH | Vermont Department of Health |
| WBOR | West Branch of the Ompompanoosuc River |
