PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

GEIGY CHEMICAL CORPORATION SITE
[a/k/a GEIGY CHEMICAL CORPORATION (ABERDEEN PLANT)]
ABERDEEN, MOORE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
EPA FACILITY ID: NCD981927502

August 16, 2001

Prepared by:

Program Evaluation, Records, and Information Services Branch
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF ACRONYMS

SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND

A. Site Description and History
B. ATSDR's Involvement

PUBLIC HEALTH EVALUATION OF GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION

A. Overview
B. Background
C. Environmental Contamination
Past Exposure to Contaminated Municipal Water Supplies
Past Exposure to Contaminated Private Well Water
Monitoring Wells
D. Exposure Pathway Analyses
Municipal Water
Private Water
E. Public Health Implications
Municipal Water Supplies
Private Water
F. Conclusions and Recommendations

PUBLIC HEALTH EVALUATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL

A. Overview
B. Background
C. Environmental Contamination
D. Exposure Pathway Analyses
E. Public Health Implications
F. Conclusions and Recommendations

PUBLIC HEALTH EVALUATION OF AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS

A. Overview
B. Background
C. Environmental Contamination
D. Exposure Pathway Analyses
E. Public Health Implications
F. Conclusions and Recommendations

HEALTH OUTCOME DATA EVALUATION

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIONS

PREPARERS OF REPORT

REFERENCES

APPENDIX A: FIGURES

APPENDIX B: GEIGY SITE HISTORY

APPENDIX C: DESCRIPTION OF EVALUATION PROCESS

APPENDIX D: FURTHER INFORMATION ON GROUNDWATER AND SOIL SAMPLING

APPENDIX E: EXPOSURE PATHWAY TABLE

APPENDIX F: EXPOSURE DATA TABLES

APPENDIX G: SOIL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

APPENDIX H: ATSDR's COMPARISON VALUES

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