PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER
[a/k/a NAVAL AIR DEVELOPMENT CENTER (8 WASTE AREAS)]
WARMINSTER TOWNSHIP, BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
EPA FACILITY ID: PA6170024545

September 25, 2002

Prepared by:

Federal Facilities Assessment Branch
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF FIGURES

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

SUMMARY

BACKGROUND

Site Description
Operational History
Remedial and Regulatory History
ATSDR Involvement
Land Use and Demographics
Quality Assurance and Quality Control

EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND POTENTIAL EXPOSURE PATHWAYS

Evaluation of Groundwater Exposure Pathway
Hydrogeology
On-Base NAWC Water Supply Wells
Off-Base Municipal Supply Wells
Off-Base Private Wells
Off-Base Municipal and Private Wells Affected by Off-Base Sources
Evaluation of Surface Soil Exposure Pathway
Land Use
Soil Contamination Sites Located in Restricted Areas
Soil Contamination Sites Located in the Shenandoah Woods Housing Complex
Evaluation of Surface Water and Sediment Exposure Pathway
Hydrology
Area A
Area B
Area C
Evaluation of Lead Paint Exposure Pathway

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

ATSDR CHILD HEALTH INITIATIVE

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

Completed Actions
Ongoing and Planned Actions

PREPARERS OF REPORT

REFERENCES

TABLES

FIGURES

APPENDICES

APPENDIX A: Site Evaluation Table
APPENDIX B: Comparison Values
APPENDIX C: Estimated Exposures and Health Effects
APPENDIX D: Estimated Exposures and Health Effects for the Casey Village Neighborhood
APPENDIX E: ATSDR Plain Language Glossary of Environmental Health Terms (Revised December 1999)
APPENDIX F: Responses to Public Comments

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. Population and Housing Data Table

Table 2. Completed Exposure Pathways at NAWC Warminster

Table 3. Completed Exposure Pathways from Water Supplies Affected by Off-Base Sources

Table 4. NAWC Past and Current Water Supply Wells

Table 5. Summary of Past Data That Exceeded Comparison Values in Off-Base and On-Base Drinking Water Wells

Table 6. Summary of Data that Exceed Comparison Values for Water Supplies Affected by Off-Base Sources

Table 7. Summary of Surface Soil Data that Exceed Comparison Values

Table 8. Summary of Surface Water Data that Exceed Comparison Values

Table 9. Summary of Sediment Data that Exceed Comparison Values

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Vicinity Map

Figure 2: NAWC, Area Designations, and Surrounding Neighborhoods

Figure 3: Demographic Statistics

Figure 4: ATSDR's Exposure Evaluation Process

Figure 5: Fracture Trace Location Map

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

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