HEALTH CONSULTATION

COPPER BASIN MINING DISTRICT, OPERABLE UNIT 2
COPPERHILL, POLK COUNTY, TENNESSEE

CONCLUSIONS

1. Contaminant concentrations in water and sediment from the portion of the Oconee River in Operable Unit 2 do not pose a public health hazard for recreational use of the river (e.g.; rafting, canoeing, kyaking).
   
   
2. Contaminant concentrations in water and sediment from the portion of the Oconee River in Operable Unit 2 do not pose a public health hazard for sports fishermen who may consume fish from the river.

RECOMMENDATIONS

1. None

REFERENCES

1. Environmental Protection Agency - Region IV; Fact Sheet for Tennessee Chemical Company; July 1996.
   
   
2. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Lead; pages B-1 to B-38, C-1 to C-5; USEPA-440/5-80-057 (1980).
   
   
3. GR Biddinger and SP Glass; Res Rev 91 103-145 (1979).

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