PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

CAPITOL CITY PLUME
Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama

CERCLIS No. AL0001058056
December 2, 2004

Prepared by:

Alabama Department of Public Health
Under a Cooperative Agreement with
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

List of Tables

List of Figures

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations

Executive Summary

Purpose and Health Issues

Background

• Site Description and Location
• Site and Investigation History
• Demographics, Land Use, and Natural Resources Use
• ADPH and ATSDR Involvement
• Quality Assurance and Quality Control

Discussion

• Environmental Contamination and Exposure
• Exposure Pathway
• Toxicological Evaluation
• Public Health Implications

Community Health Concerns

• Summary of Health Concerns and Responses
• ATSDR Child Health Considerations

Conclusions

Recommendations

Public Health Action Plan

Preparers of Report

References

Appendix A. List of Tables

• Table 1. Subsurface Soils (inorganics)
• Table 2. Groundwater (organics)
• Table 3. Groundwater (inorganics)

Appendix B. List of Figures

• Figure 1. Site Location Map
• Figure 2. Location of Monitoring Wells
• Figure 3. Area of Public Health Assessment
• Figure 4. Plume Area (merged)

Appendix C. Community Survey

Appendix D. Glossary of Terms

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations

ADEM	Alabama Department of Environmental Management
ADPH	Alabama Department of Public Health
ATSDR	Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
bgs	below ground surface
BTEX	benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene
CCP	Capitol City Plume
CERCLA	Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
EPA	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
MCL	Maximum Contaminant Level
MRL	Minimal Risk Level
MWWSSB	Montgomery Water Works and Sanitary Sewer Board
NPL	National Priorities List
NWF	North Well Field
PCE	tetrachloroethylene (also called tetrachloroethene or perchloroethylene)
ppb	parts per billion
ppm	parts per million
QA/QC	Quality Assurance/Quality Control
RMEG	Reference Dose Media Evaluation Guide
RSA	Retirement Systems of Alabama
TCE	trichloroethylene (also called trichloroethene)

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