PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

US DOE PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT
PIKETON, PIKE COUNTY, OHIO
EPA FACILITY ID: OH7890008983

November 20, 1996

Prepared by:

Energy Section
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 History
Site Visit
Classified Document Review
Demographics, Land Use, and Natural Resources
Regional Demography
Land Use and Natural Resources
Health Outcome Data

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS

On-Site Contamination
Groundwater Contamination
Gaseous Radionuclide and Fluoride Emissions
Criteria Air Pollutant Emissions
Particulate Radionuclide Emissions
Other Airborne Emissions
Toxic Chemical Release Inventory
Off-Site Contamination
Description of Ambient Air Monitoring System
Ambient Gaseous Fluorides
Quality Assurance and Quality Control
Physical and Other Hazards

PATHWAYS ANALYSIS

Completed Exposure Pathways
Air Pathway
Potential Exposure Pathways
Groundwater Pathway

PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

Toxicological Evaluation
Hydrogen Fluoride
Uranium Hexafluoride
Uranium Oxide
Health Outcome Data Evaluation
1. NCI Report "Cancer in Populations Living Near Nuclear Facilities. Volume 2: Individual Facilities Before and After Startup" (1953-1984)
2. Pike County Vital Statistics
3. Ohio Department of Health Report "Cancer Mortality Rates in Ohio, 1986 - 88"
4. Ohio Cancer Mortality Data for 1987 to 1992 from ODH
5. Ohio Department of Health Data Availability
6. NIOSH Study "Mortality Among Uranium enrichment Workers" January 1987
7. Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource (CEDR)
8. Community Cancer Survey
9. Community Anecdotal Data
10. Health Practitioners Anecdotal Data
11. Neurofibromatosis 1, NF-1, or vonRecklinghausen's Disease
Community Health Concerns Evaluation
I. Exposure Concerns
A. Past exposures related to the site
B. Continuing exposure concerns related to the site
C. Worker Health Concerns
II. Health Outcome Concerns

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIONS

PREPARERS OF REPORT

REFERENCES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDIX A: NON-HEALTH RELATED COMMUNITY CONCERNS FOR THE PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT (PORTS)

Procedural Concerns
A. DOE/Contractors
B. ATSDR
C. Ohio EPA
D. Ohio Department of Health
E. Local Government
F. Other or Unspecified
Non-Site Related Concerns

APPENDIX B: COMMENTS TO PUBLIC COMMENT RELEASE

LIST OF TABLES

Socioeconomic Data by County
Socioeconomic Data by Census Tract
Population Data by County
Population Data by Census Tract
On-Site Soil Contamination
On-Site Groundwater Contamination
Toxic Release Inventory (tons) Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant
Toxic Release Inventory (tons) Other Manufacturers in Pike County, Ohio
Highest Weekly Average Fluoride Concentrations (as HF) in Ambient Air for the Years 1986 through 1992
Completed Exposure Pathways
Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates by County for the Years 1979 to 1991
Cancer Mortality Rates for Ohio Counties 1986 - 1988 (per 100,000)
Frequency of Selected Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Humans

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1. Location of PORTS
Figure 2. PORTS Site Map
Figure 3. Surface Water Drainage to Off-Site
Figure 4. Census Tracts Around PORTS
Figure 5. Population Density Around PORTS (1990 US Census)
Figure 6. On-Site Air Monitoring Stations
Figure 7. Off-Site Air Monitoring Stations

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

ATSDR	Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
BW	Body Weight
CERCLA	Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
CLP	Contract Laboratory Program
CNS	Central Nervous System
Cr	Chromium
CREG	Cancer Risk Evaluation Guide
CSF	Cancer Slope Factor
DHS	Division of Health Studies
dl	deciliter
DOE	Department of Energy
dpm	Disintegrations per minute
ED	Exposure Dose
EF	Exposure Factor
EMEG	Environmental Media Evaluation Guide
EPA	Environmental Protection Agency
FFS	Focused Feasibility Study
FS	Feasibility Study
FY	Fiscal Year
HARP	Health Activities Recommendation Panel
HF	Hydrogen Fluoride
131I	Iodine radioisotope with atomic weight 131
IARC	International Agency for Research on Cancer
IQ	Intelligence Quotient
IRIS	Integrated Risk Information System
kg	kilogram
L	Liter
LFI	Limited Field Study
m	meter
m3	cubic meter
MCL	Maximum Contaminant Level
mg	milligram
mg/kg	milligram per kilogram
µg	microgram
µg/dl	microgram per deciliter
MRL	Minimal Risk Level
NIOSH	National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health
NPL	National Priorities List
NTP	National Toxicology Program
ODH	Ohio Department of Health
OSHA	Occupational Safety and Health Administration
234Pa	Protactinium radioisotope with atomic weight 234
PCB	Polychlorinated Biphenyls
PHAP	Public Health Action Plan
PMCL	Proposed Maximum Contaminant Level
PORTS	Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant
ppb	parts per billion
ppm	parts per million
RAC	Reasonably Assumed a Carcinogen
RCRA	Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RfC	Reference Concentration
RfD	Reference Dose
RI	Remedial Investigation
RMEG	Reference Dose (or Concentration) Media Evaluation Guide
ROD	Record of Decision
SARA	Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
TAL	Target Analyte List (inorganic chemicals)
99Tc	Technetium radioisotope with atomic weight 99
TCE	Trichloroethylene
TCL	Target Compound List (organic chemicals)
230Th	Thorium radioisotope with atomic weight 230
232Th	Thorium radioisotope with atomic weight 232
234Th	Thorium radioisotope with atomic weight 234
TRI	Toxic (Chemical) Release Inventory
235U	Uranium isotope with atomic weight 235
238U	Uranium isotope with atomic weight 238

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