HEALTH CONSULTATION
BAY CITY AIRPORT
BAY CITY, BAY COUNTY, MICHIGAN
Figure 1. Bay City Airport
Michigan Department of Community Health
- John Filpus, Environmental Engineer
Robin Freer, Resource Specialist
James Bedford, Environmental Toxicologist
Brendan Boyle, Principal Investigator
ATSDR Regional Representative
Louise Fabinski
Regional Services, Region V
Office of the Assistant Administrator
ATSDR Technical Project Officer
William Greim
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Superfund Site Assessment Branch
The Bay City Airport Health Consultation was prepared by the Michigan Department of Community Health under acooperative agreement with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). It is in accordance withapproved methodology and procedures existing at the time the health consultation was initiated.
William Greim
Technical Project Officer, SPS, SSAB, DHAC
The Division of Health Assessment and Consultation, ATSDR, has reviewed this health consultation and concurs with its findings.
Richard Gillig
Chief, SPS, SSAB, DHAC, ATSDR
Table 1. Concentrations of chemicals in surface soil samples collected from the Bay City Airport
Property by the MDEQ, June 1997.
| Chemical | Concentration (ppm) | No. of samples above MDEQ Industrial/ Commercial Criteria (Ref. 3) | No. of samples above MDEQ Residential Criteria (Ref. 4) | |
| Maximum | Median | |||
| acenaphthene | 0 .02 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| anthracene | 0.049 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| antimony | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 |
| arsenic | 5.6 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 |
| barium | 61.4 | 39.95 | 0 | 0 |
| benzo(a)anthracene | 0.073 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| benzo(a)pyrene | 0.066 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| benzo(b)fluoranthene | 0.053 | 0.033 | 0 | 0 |
| benzo(g,h,i)perylene | 0.048 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| benzo(k)fluoranthene | 0.23 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| beryllium | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate | 0.025 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| chromium | 118 | 12.9 | 0 | 0 |
| chrysene | 0.077 | 0.0355 | 0 | 0 |
| cobalt | 7.2 | 4.75 | 0 | 0 |
| copper | 21 | 11.05 | 0 | 0 |
| cyanide | 0.6 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| 4,4'-DDT | 0.0016 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| di-n-butylphthalate | 0.034 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| di-n-octylphthalate | 0.074 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| diethylphthalate | 0.025 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| endosulfan sulfate | 0.0015 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| fluoranthene | 0.17 | 0.0455 | 0 | 0 |
| fluorene | 0.024 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene | 0.039 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| lead | 12.9 | 6.55 | 0 | 0 |
| manganese | 562 | 221.5 | 0 | 0 |
| methylene chloride | 0.035 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| 2-methylnaphthalene | 0.036 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| nickel | 20.7 | 12.95 | 0 | 0 |
| phenanthrene | 0.19 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| pyrene | 0.15 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 |
| selenium | 1.8 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| thallium | 1.6 | 1.05 | 0 | 0 |
| vanadium | 23.4 | 16.75 | 0 | 0 |
| xylenes (total) | 0.002 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| zinc | 45.1 | 25.25 | 0 | 0 |
Reference: 2
ND --Not Detected in more than 50% of the samples
Table 2.Concentrations of chemicals in subsurface soil samples collected from the Bay City Airport Property by the MDEQ, June 1997.
| Chemical | Concentration (ppm) | No. of samples above MDEQ Industrial/ Commercial Criteria (Ref. 3) | No. of samples above MDEQ Residential Criteria (Ref. 4) | |
| Maximum | Median | |||
| aldrin | 0.00075 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| antimony | 2.5 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| arsenic | 34 | 2.4 | 0 | 3 |
| barium | 108 | 35.7 | 0 | 0 |
| benzo(a)anthracene | 0.032 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| benzo(a)pyrene | 0.036 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| benzo(b)fluoranthene | 0.034 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| benzo(k)fluoranthene | 0.038 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| beryllium | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate | 0.15 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| 2-butanone | 0.045 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| butylbenzylphthalate | 0.26 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| cadmium | 1.2 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| chromium | 24.3 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 |
| chrysene | 0.048 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| cobalt | 8.2 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 |
| copper | 49.2 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 |
| cyanide | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4,4'-DDD | 0.027 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| 4,4'-DDE | 0.063 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| 4,4'-DDT | 0.0039 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| di-n-octylphthalate | 1.1 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| endosulfan sulfate | 0.0027 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| fluoranthene | 0.061 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| heptachlor | 0.0016 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| heptachlor epoxide | 0.0012 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene | 0.023 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| lead | 48.2 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 |
| manganese | 672 | 179 | 0 | 0 |
| nickel | 23.4 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 |
| phenanthrene | 0.039 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| pyrene | 0.14 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| selenium | 3.4 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| toluene | 0.004 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| vanadium | 30.5 | 15.2 | 0 | 0 |
| zinc | 156 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
Reference: 2
ND --Not Detected in more than 50% of the samples
Table 3.Concentrations of chemicals in sediment samples collected from water bodies near the Bay City Airport Property by the MDEQ, June 1997.
| Chemical | Maximum Concentration (ppm) | No. of samples above MDEQ Industrial/ Commercial Criteria (Ref. 3) | No. of samples above MDEQ Residential Criteria (Ref. 4) | ||
| River | Creek | Canal | |||
| acenaphthylene | ND | 0.044 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| acetone | 0.019 | ND | ND | 0 | 0 |
| anthracene | ND | 0.14 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| antimony | 0.962 | 1.45 | 3.14 | 0 | 0 |
| arsenic | 3.14 | 12.27 | 14.96 | 0 | 5 |
| barium | 68.47 | 73.02 | 182.12 | 0 | 0 |
| benzo(a)anthracene | ND | 0.43 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 |
| benzo(a)pyrene | ND | 0.41 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 |
| benzo(b)fluoranthene | ND | 0.28 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| benzo(g,h,i)perylene | ND | 0.22 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 |
| benzo(k)fluoranthene | ND | 0.34 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 |
| beryllium | 0.457 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 0 | 0 |
| bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate | ND | ND | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
| butylbenzylphthalate | ND | 0.052 | 0.58 | 0 | 0 |
| cadmium | 0.462 | 1.25 | 4.63 | 0 | 0 |
| chloroform | ND | ND | 0.003 | 0 | 0 |
| chromium | 12.16 | 48.48 | 85.94 | 0 | 0 |
| chrysene | ND | 0.43 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 |
| cobalt | 4.53 | 8.15 | 11.14 | 0 | 0 |
| copper | 21.31 | 49 | 134.89 | 0 | 0 |
| dibenz(a,h)anthracene | ND | 0.084 | 0.058 | 0 | 0 |
| 1,2-dichlorobenzene | ND | ND | 0.055 | 0 | 0 |
| 1,3-dichlorobenzene | ND | ND | 0.12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1,4-dichlorobenzene | ND | ND | 0.44 | 0 | 0 |
| fluoranthene | 0.027 | 0.84 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 |
| fluorene | ND | 0.037 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene | ND | 0.19 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| lead | 6.8 | 80.28 | 115.85 | 0 | 0 |
| manganese | 63.72 | 292.56 | 641.33 | 0 | 0 |
| mercury | 0.16 | ND | 0.454 | 0 | 0 |
| methylene chloride | 0.003 | ND | 0.003 | 0 | 0 |
| naphthalene | ND | ND | 0.05 | 0 | 0 |
| nickel | 20.53 | 27.74 | 39.66 | 0 | 0 |
| phenanthrene | ND | 0.511 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 |
| pyrene | ND | 0.93 | 0.43 | 0 | 0 |
| selenium | ND | 2.17 | 1.98 | 0 | 0 |
| silver | ND | ND | 1.36 | 0 | 0 |
| 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene | ND | ND | 0.057 | 0 | 0 |
| vanadium | 17.54 | 25.2 | 43.99 | 0 | 0 |
| zinc | 26.47 | 291.12 | 497.31 | 0 | 0 |
Reference: 2
ND --Not Detected
Table 4.Concentrations of chemicals in groundwater samples collected from temporary monitoring wells on the Bay City Airport Property by the MDEQ, June 1997.
| Chemical | Concentration (ppb) | No. of samples exceeding MDEQ Contact Criteria (Ref. 9) | No. of samples exceeding U.S. EPA Drinking Water Standards (Ref. 4) | |
| Maximum | Median | |||
| acetone | 2 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| antimony | 11.1 | 5.6 | 0 | 2 |
| arsenic | 37.1 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| barium | 748 | 323 | 0 | 0 |
| beryllium | 4.3 | ND | 0 | 1 |
| butylbenzylphthalate | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| cadmium | 3.8 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| chromium | 132 | 1.6 | 0 | 1 |
| cobalt | 39 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| copper | 143 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 |
| di-n-butylphthalate | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| diethylphthalate | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| endrin aldehyde | 0.15 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| lead | 74.7 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| manganese | 2,580 | 892 | 0 | 5 |
| methylene chloride | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| nickel | 110 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 |
| pyrene | 5 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| selenium | 6 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| vanadium | 165 | 1.7 | 0 | 1 |
| xylenes (total) | 1 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| zinc | 299 | 96.7 | 0 | 0 |
Reference: 2
ND --Not Detected in more than 50% of the samples
1. Effective October 1, 1995, the environmental regulation and remediation functions of theMichigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) were transferred to the newly-formedMichigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ).
2. The U.S. EPA clean-up guideline for PCBs in residential soil is 1 ppm.
