PETITIONED PUBLIC HEALTH CONSULTATION
Dioxin Contamination in the Tittabawassee River Floodplain South of Midland, Michigan
TITTABAWASSEE RIVER
MIDLAND, MIDLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN
EPA FACILITY ID: MID980994354 
March 4, 2002
Public Comment Period Ends: May 15, 2002
Prepared by:
Michigan Department of Community Health
Under a Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PURPOSE AND STATEMENT OF HEALTH ISSUES
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1. Tittabawassee River from Midland to Saginaw
Figure 2. Phase I Sampling Locations
Figure 3. Phase II Sampling Locations
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1. Total Dioxin TEQ Concentrations Detected in Soil Samples Collected from the Mitigation Site
Table 3. Exposure Pathway for Dioxin-Contaminated Soil
Table 4. ATSDR's Decision Framework for Sites Contaminated with Dioxin and Dioxin-Like Compounds
LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A. Petition Letter to ATSDR dated May 1, 2001
Attachment B. Petition Scoping Report for Dow Chemical Company Midland
Attachment C. ATSDR Letter to Petitioners for Dow Midland site dated November 2, 2001
Attachment D. Dioxin and Dioxin-Like Compounds in Soil, Part 1: ATSDR Interim Policy Guideline
