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PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

CASSWOOD TREATED PRODUCTS
BEARDSTOWN, CASS COUNTY, ILLINOIS

APPENDIX A. FIGURES

Figure 1. Site Location Map

Figure 2. Casswood Demographics

Figure 3. Soil Sample Locations (1985)

Figure 4. OTT Soil Sample Locations (1989)

Figure 5. OTT Monitoring Wells and Soil Sample Locations (1987/1988)

Figure 6. Soil Sample Locations (1990)

Figure 7. Site Location

Figure 8. Soil Sample Locations for Areas 3 and 4

Figure 9. Monitoring Well Locations Base Map

Figure 10. Observation Well Site Map

APPENDIX B. TABLES

Table 1.
Contaminants of Concern in Air, August 1986 (AWE, 1990)
Contaminant	Concentration (mg/m³)	Comparison Value (mg/m³)	Source of Comparison Value
Chromium (Total)	N.D.-1.04	0.001-1.0*	ATSDR
Lead	N.D.-1.04	0.0015	ATSDR

* =Depends on the type of chromium
mg/m³ =milligrams per cubic meter
N.D. = Not detected
ATSDR = Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Toxicological Profile
for that chemical--from Table 7-1. Regulations and Guidelines Applicable to Chromium and
Regulations and Guidelines Applicable to Lead

Table 2.
Range of Contaminant Concentrations in On-Site Surface Soil Samples (1985-1994)
Contaminant	Year	Range (Frequency) 0-1 Foot Depth (ppm)	Comparison Value		Illinois Maximum Background Soil Concentration (ppm)¹	National Maximum Background PAH Soil Concentration (ppm)²
Contaminant	Year	Range (Frequency) 0-1 Foot Depth (ppm)	ppm	Source	Illinois Maximum Background Soil Concentration (ppm)¹	National Maximum Background PAH Soil Concentration (ppm)²
Arsenic	1985* 1986 1988 1990** 1994	2.3-344.2 (12/12) 3.8-1050 (26/26) 8.2-390 (5/5) 11-460 (3/3) 5.3-312 (8/8)	0.5 20 200	CREG EMEGc EMEGa	NA	NA
Chromium (Total)	1985* 1986 1988 1990** 1994	0.08-325 (11/12) 5-1290 (20/26) 15-740 (5/5) 18-420 (3/3) 5.8-1130 (8/8)	NA	C	151	NA
Copper	1985* 1986 1988 1990** 1994	0.1-60 (12/12) 4.4-880 (21/26) 11-590 (5/5) 13-1940 (3/3) 6.3-150 (8/8)	NA	NA	156	NA
Pentachlorophenol	1985 1986 1988 1990** 1994	2-220 (12/12) 0.1-830 (26/26) N.D.-110 (1/5) N/A 0.6-25 (12/12)	6.0 50 700 2,000	CREG IEMEGc IEMEGa RMEGc	NA	NA
Phenanthrene	1985	N.D.-16 (8/12)	NA	NA	NA	0.14
Chrysene	1994	N.D.-5.9 (1/8)	NA	NA	NA	0.64

C - Carcinogen
ppm - parts per million
NA - Not Available
* - 1985 metal analysis results were from EP-toxicity data
** - 1990 data includes silt fraction and <10 micron fraction analysis
CREG - Cancer Risk Evaluation Guide
EMEGc - Environmental Media Evaluation Guide for children
EMEGa - Environmental Media Evaluation Guide for adults
IEMEGa - Intermediate Environmental Media Evaluation Guide for adults
IEMEGc - Intermediate Environmental Media Evaluation Guide for children
RMEGc - Reference Dose Media Evaluation Guide for children
1 - IEPA, 1994, A Summary of Selected Background Conditions for Inorganics in Soil
2 - ATSDR, 1992, Toxicological Profile for PAHs

Table 3.
Range of Contaminant Concentrations in On-Site Subsurface Soil Samples (1985-1994)
Contaminant	Year	Range (Frequency) >1 Foot Deep (ppm)	Comparison Value		Illinois Maximum Background Soil Concentration (ppm)¹	National Maximum Background PAH Soil Concentration (ppm)²
Contaminant	Year	Range (Frequency) >1 Foot Deep (ppm)	ppm	Source	Illinois Maximum Background Soil Concentration (ppm)¹	National Maximum Background PAH Soil Concentration (ppm)²
Arsenic	1986 1988/89 1994	0.5-270 (26/26) 0.6-520 (37/37) 0.84-568 (29/29)	0.5 20 200	CREG EMEGc EMEGa	NA	NA
Chromium	1986 1988/89 1994	2.8-350 (17/26) 6.7-1,570 (36/36) 2.7-1,068 (29/29)	NA	C	151	NA
Copper	1986 1988/89 1994	1.3-428 (14/26) 2.2-1,180 (36/36) 2.4-1,090 (29/29)	NA	NA	156	NA
Pentachlorophenol	1986 1988/89 1994	0.22-790 (26/26) N.D.-4,700 (40/46) N.D.-2,600 (25/41)	6.0 50 700 2,000	CREG IEMEGc IEMEGa RMEGc	NA	NA
Phenanthrene	1988/89 1994	N.D.-500 (26/45) N.D.-200 (12/41)	NA	NA	NA	0.14
Chrysene	1988/89	N.D.-69 (20/36)	NA	NA	NA	0.64

C - Carcinogen
ppm - parts per million
NA - Not Available
CREG - Cancer Risk Evaluation Guide
EMEGc - Environmental Media Evaluation Guide for children
EMEGa - Environmental Media Evaluation Guide for adults
IEMEGc - Intermediate Environmental Media Evaluation Guide for children
IEMEGa - Intermediate Environmental Media Evaluation Guide for adults
RMEGc - Reference Dose Media Evaluation Guide for children
1 - IEPA, 1994, A Summary of Selected Background Conditions for Inorganics in Soil
2 - ATSDR, 1992, Toxicological Profile for PAHs

Table 4.
Range of Contaminant Concentrations in On-Site Groundwater Monitoring Wells (1988-1992)
Contaminant	Month/ Year	Range (Frequency) (ppm)	Comparison Value
Contaminant	Month/ Year	Range (Frequency) (ppm)	ppm	Source
Arsenic	6/88	0.012-4.2 (5/5)	0.00002 0.003 0.05	CREG RMEGc MCL
Chromium (Hexavalent)	6/88	N.D.-0.04 (4/5)	0.003 0.05	CREG RMEGc
Pentachlorophenol	6/88 8/88 3/89 4/89	N.D.-19 (3/5) N.D.-81 (7/8) N.D.-6.4(5/6) 0.16 (1/1)	0.0003 0.3 0.001	CREG RMEGc MCL
Dibenzofuran	8/88	N.D.-2 (3/8)	0.01 0.04	RMEGc RMEGa
Fluoranthene	3/89	N.D.-8 (2/6)	0.4 1.0	RMEGc RMEGa
Pyrene	3/89	N.D.-21 (2/6)	0.3 1.0	RMEGc RMEGa

ppm - parts per million
N.D. - Not Detected above detection limit
CREG - Cancer Risk Evaluation Guide
RMEGc - Reference Dose Media Evaluation Guide for children
RMEGa - Reference Dose Media Evaluation Guide for adults
MCL - Maximum Contaminant Level

Table 5.
Range of Contaminant Concentrations in Off-Site Surface Soil Samples (1985-1994)
Contaminant	Year	Range (Frequency) 0-1 Foot Depth (ppm)	Comparison Value		Illinois Maximum Background Soil Concentration (ppm)¹
Contaminant	Year	Range (Frequency) 0-1 Foot Depth (ppm)	ppm	Source	Illinois Maximum Background Soil Concentration (ppm)¹
Arsenic	1987 1988 1990* 1994	1-47 (2/2) 1.8-24 (3/3) 0.9-170 (5/5) 44.7-78 (9/9)	0.5 20 200	CREG EMEGc EMEGa	NA
Chromium (Total)	1990*	6.8-420 (5/5)	NA	C	151
Copper	1990*	4.1-1600 (5/5)	NA	NA	156
Pentachlorophenol	1994	N.D.-17 (8/9)	6.0 50	CREG IEMEGc	NA

C - Carcinogen
ppm - parts per million
NA - Not Available
* - 1990 data includes silt fraction and <10 micron fraction analysis
CREG - Cancer Risk Evaluation Guide
EMEGc - Environmental Media Evaluation Guide for children
EMEGa - Environmental Media Evaluation Guide for adults
IEMEGc - Intermediate Environmental Media Evaluation Guide for children
1 - IEPA, 1994, A Summary of Selected Background Conditions for Inorganics in Soil

Table 6.
Range of Contaminant Concentrations in Off-Site Subsurface Soil Samples (1985-1994)
Contaminant	Year	Range (Frequency) >1 Foot Deep (ppm)	Comparison Value		National Maximum Background PAH Soil Concentration (ppm)¹
Contaminant	Year	Range (Frequency) >1 Foot Deep (ppm)	ppm	Source	National Maximum Background PAH Soil Concentration (ppm)¹
Arsenic	1987 1988 1989 1994	1.3-1.5 (2/2) N.D.-14 (1/3) 0.6-20 (5/5) 3.5-46.5 (3/3)	0.5 20 200	CREG EMEGc EMEGa	NA
Pentachlorophenol	1988 1989	N.D.-530 (4/6) 0.23-560 (5/5)	6.0 50 700	CREG IEMEGc IEMEGa	NA
Phenanthrene	1988 1989	N.D.-3.5 (1/3) N.D.-37 (2/5)	NA	NA	0.14
Chrysene	1989	N.D.-12 (2/5)	NA	NA	0.64

ppm - parts per million
NA - Not Available
1 - ATSDR, 1992, Toxicological Profile for PAHs
CREG - Cancer Risk Evaluation Guide
EMEGc - Environmental Media Evaluation Guide for children
EMEGa - Environmental Media Evaluation Guide for adults
IEMEGc - Intermediate Environmental Media Evaluation Guide for children
IEMEGa - Intermediate Environmental Media Evaluation Guide for adults

Table 7.
Range of Contaminant Concentrations in Off-Site Groundwater Monitoring Wells (1988-1994)
Contaminant	Month/ Year	Range (Frequency) (ppm)	Comparison Value
Contaminant	Month/ Year	Range (Frequency) (ppm)	ppm	Source
Arsenic	6/88	0.001-0.025 (3/3) N.D.-0.11 (3/13)	0.00002 0.003 0.05	CREG RMEGc MCL
Chromium	8&9/90	N.D.-0.31 (1/13)	0.1	MCL
Chromium (Hexavalent)	6/88	N.D.-0.04 (2/3)	0.003 0.05	CREG RMEGc
Pentachlorophenol	6/88 8/88 3/89 4/89 4/92 6/93 12/94*	N.D.-130 (1/3) N.D.-170 (4/8) N.D.-35 (10/15) N.D.-14 (5/7) N.D.-8.7 (3/21) N.D.-0.045 (3/11) N.D.-4.4 (13/14)	0.0003 0.3 0.001	CREG RMEGc MCL
Dibenzofuran	8/88	N.D.-0.5 (1/8)	0.01 0.04	RMEGc RMEGa
Phenanthrene	8/88 3/89	N.D.-230 (2/8) N.D-2 (2/15)
Pyrene	8/88 3/89	N.D.-56 (2/8) N.D.-0.64 (2/15)	0.3 1.0	RMEGc RMEGa
Naphthalene	8/88	N.D.-12 (2/8)	0.02 0.4	LTHA CLHA
2-Methylnaphthalene	8/88	N.D.-240
Fluorene	8/88	N.D.-23 (2/8)	0.4 1.0	RMEGc RMEGa
Di-n-butylphthalate	8/88	N.D.-32 (1/8)	6.0 20.0	IEMEGc IEMEGa

ppm - parts per million
N.D. - Not Detected above detection limit
* - includes extraction well data
CREG - Cancer Risk Evaluation Guide
RMEGc - Reference Dose Media Evaluation Guide for children
RMEGa - Reference Dose Media Evaluation Guide for adults
IEMEGc - Intermediate Environmental Media Evaluation Guide for children
IEMEGa - Intermediate Environmental Media Evaluation Guide for adults
MCL - Maximum Contaminant Level
LTHA - Lifetime Health Advisory
CLHA - Child Lifetime Health Advisory

Table 8.
Separate Phase Hydrocarbon Contaminant Concentrations in On- and Off-Site Groundwater Monitoring Wells
Contaminant	Month/Year	Concentration (ppm)	Comparison Value
Contaminant	Month/Year	Concentration (ppm)	ppm	Source
Toluene	4/92	14J	1.0	MCL
Ethyl benzene	4/92	2.8	0.7	MCL
Xylenes (Total)	4/92	14	10	MCL
Pentachlorophenol	4/89 4/92	6.7 9,400	0.001	MCL
Naphthalene	4/92	330	0.02	LTHA
2-Methylnaphthalene	4/92	6,600
Acenaphthene	4/92	520	0.6 2.0	RMEGc RMEGa
Dibenzofuran	4/92	740	0.01 0.04	RMEGc RMEGa
Fluorene	4/92	850	0.4 1.0	RMEGc RMEGa
Phenanthrene	4/89 4/92	3.7 3,300
Anthracene	4/92	260	3.0 10.0	RMEGc RMEGa
Pyrene	4/89 4/92	1.2 1,300	0.3 1.0	RMEGc RMEGa
Chrysene	4/92	280
Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate	4/92	480	0.2 0.7	RMEGc RMEGa
Dioxins/Furans*	4/92	40.5**	0.00000003	MCL***

* - Seven different congeners were detected
** - Maximum concentration of the seven congeners
*** - MCL for 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
ppm - parts per million
RMEGc - Reference Dose Media Evaluation Guide for children
RMEGa - Reference Dose Media Evaluation Guide for adults
LTHA - Lifetime Health Advisory
MCL - Maximum Contaminant Level
J - Estimated value

Table 9.
Industrial Emissions of Reportable Quantities of Chemicals in Beardstown ZIP Code 62618 As Listed on the Toxic Chemical Release Inventory, 1996
Chemical	Environmental Media	1992 (pounds)	1993 (pounds)	1994 (pounds)
Ammonia	Air Land	250,100 284,500	275,000 342,000	244,624 546,497
Ethylene glycol	Air	37,773	25,817	28,280

CERTIFICATION

This Public Health Assessment was prepared by the Department of Health under a cooperative agreement with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). It is in accordance with approved methodology and procedures existing at the time the health assessment was begun.

Gail D. Godfrey
Technical Project Officer
Superfund Site Assessment Branch (SSAB)
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation (DHAC)
ATSDR

The Division of Health Assessment and Consultation, ATSDR, has reviewed this Public Health Assessment and concurs with its findings.

Lisa C. Hayes
for Chief, SPS, SSAB, DHAC, ATSDR

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