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PETITIONED PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

OTTAWA RADIATION AREAS
OTTAWA, LASALLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

CERCLIS NO. ILD980606750

May 4, 1993

Prepared by:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Public Health Service
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Atlanta, Georgia


TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY

BACKGROUND

    A. SITE DESCRIPTION AND HISTORY
    B. SITE VISIT
    C. COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

DEMOGRAPHICS, LAND USE, AND NATURAL RESOURCE USE

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS

    A. ON-SITE CONTAMINATION
    B. OFF-SITE CONTAMINATION
    C. QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY CONTROL
    D. PHYSICAL AND OTHER HAZARDS

PATHWAYS ANALYSES

    A. ENVIRONMENTAL PATHWAYS (FATE AND TRANSPORT)
    B. HUMAN EXPOSURE PATHWAYS

PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

    A. TOXICOLOGICAL EVALUATION
    B. HEALTH OUTCOME DATA EVALUATION
    C. COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS EVALUATION

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

PREPARERS OF REPORT

REFERENCES

APPENDICES

    Appendix I. Figures
    Appendix II. Tables
    Appendix III. Newspaper articles related to the film "Radium City."
    Appendix IV. Response from the Division of Health Studies, ATSDR
    Appendix V. Glossary of Radiation Terminology
    Appendix VI. Public Comments
    Appendix VII. ATSDR Response to Public Comments

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