PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

VASQUEZ BOULEVARD AND I-70
DENVER, DENVER COUNTY, COLORADO
EPA FACILITY ID: CO0002259588

August 12, 2003

Prepared by:

Superfund Site Assessment Branch
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

SUMMARY

Summary in English
Summary in Spanish

PURPOSE AND HEALTH ISSUES

Purpose
Public Health Issues

SITE BACKGROUND

Site Location
Area History
Demographic Information
Actions to Reduce Exposure
Regional Geographic Initiative
ATSDR Activities

ENVIRONMENTAL DATA

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
EPA Investigations
Environmental Data Results
Adequacy of Data
Air Data

DISCUSSION OF EXPOSURE PATHWAYS

Completed Exposure Pathways
Possible (Potential) Exposure Pathways
Arsenic and Lead Patterns in the VBI70 Study Area

DISCUSSION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE OF CONTAMINANTS

Possible Health Effects from Exposures to Arsenic
Possible Health Effects from Exposures to Lead
Possible Interactive Effects from Exposure to Arsenic and Lead

DISCUSSION OF COMMUNITY CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS

DISCUSSION OF HEALTH OUTCOME DATA

DISCUSSION OF OTHER ACTIVITIES

ATSDR and EPA Efforts to Evaluate Past Human Studies and Arsenic Toxicity
Health Education and Promotion at the VBI70 Site
ATSDR's Child Health Initiative

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

Completed Activities
On-going Activities

AUTHORS

REFERENCES

APPENDICES

Appendix A: List of VBI70 Health Team Members
Appendix B: Figures 1 through 23
Appendix C: Tables C-1 Through C-5
Appendix D: Tables D-1 and D2
Appendix E: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's Fact Sheet on Gardening in the VBI70 Study Area
Appendix F: ATSDR's Fact Sheet Evaluating Gardening in the VBI70 Study Area
Appendix G: Photographs of Hyperpigmentation, Keratosis, and Skin Cancer
Appendix H: ATSDR's Quantitative Approach For Estimating Arsenic Doses
Appendix I: Information Sheet: Ways to Protect Your Health
Appendix J: ATSDR Environmental Terms
Appendix K: ATSDR's Letter to EPA About Community Concerns
Appendix L: Fact Sheets Used at ATSDR's Public Meeting in March 2002
Appendix M: ATSDR's Response to Comments on the Public Health Assessment Released March 2002

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