PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

SALFORD QUARRY
LOWER SALFORD TOWNSHIP, MONTGOMERY COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA
CERCLIS NO. PAD980693204

December 9, 1998

Prepared by:

Pennsylvania Department of Health
under Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY

BACKGROUND

A. Site Description and History
B. Previous ATSDR Activity - Focus on Children
C. Site Visits
D. Demographics, Land Use, and Natural Resource Use
E. Health Outcome Data

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS

A. On-Site Contamination
B. Off-Site Contamination
C. Quality Assurance and Quality Control
D. Physical and Other Hazards
E. Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Data

PATHWAYS ANALYSIS

A. Completed Exposure Pathways
B. Potential Exposure Pathways

PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

A. Toxicological Evaluation
B. Health Outcome Data Evaluation
C. Community Health Concerns Evaluation

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

PREPARERS OF REPORT

REFERENCES

CONCURRENCE

APPENDICES

Appendix A. Figures
Appendix B. Addendum to Health Assessment

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