PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

JOLIET ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT (MANUFACTURING AREA)
EPA FACILITY ID: IL7213820460
AND
JOLIET ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT (LAP AREA)
EPA FACILITY ID: IL0210090049
JOLIET, WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS

September 28, 2001

Prepared by:

Federal Facilities Assessment Branch
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF FIGURES

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

SUMMARY

BACKGROUND

Site Description and Operational History
Remedial and Regulatory History
ATSDR Activities
Demographics
Land Use and Natural Resources
Quality Assurance and Quality Control

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND POTENTIAL PATHWAYS OF EXPOSURE

Introduction
Evaluation of Groundwater Exposure Pathway
Evaluation of Soil Exposure Pathway
Evaluation of Surface Water/ Sediment Pathway
Evaluation of Food Chain Exposure Pathways
Evaluation of Physical Hazards

ATSDR CHILD HEALTH INITIATIVE

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

CONCLUSIONS and RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

PREPARERS OF REPORT

REFERENCES

TABLES

FIGURES

APPENDIX A. Comparison Values

APPENDIX B. Glossary

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. No Further Action Sites at Joliet Army Ammunition Plant
Table 2. Evaluation of Potential Public Health Hazards at Joliet Army Ammunition Depot
Table 3. Potential Exposure Pathway
Table 4. Summary of Soil Contaminants at JOAAP Sites by SRU and Future Land Use
Table 5. Maximum Contaminant Concentrations in Soil at the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
Table 6. Maximum Contaminant Concentrations in Soil at the Industrial Park Areas

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1. Regional Location of Joliet Army Ammunition Plant
Figure 2. Manufacturing Area at Joliet Army Ammunition Plant
Figure 3. Load-Assemble Area at Joliet Army Ammunition Plant
Figure 4. Population Demographics in a One-Mile Radius Buffer Zone Around JOAAP

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