PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
U.S. AIR FORCE PLANT NO. 4 (GENERALDYNAMICS)
FORT WORTH, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS
CERCLIS NO.TX7572024605
July 1, 1998
Prepared by:
The Texas Department of Health
Under Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- A. Site Description and History
B. ATSDR Involvement
C. Demographics, Land Use and Natural ResourceUse
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION /PATHWAYS ANALYSIS /
PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS
- A. Introduction
B. Indeterminate Public Health HazardC. No Apparent Public Health Hazard
- Evaluation of Possible Sediment Exposure Pathways
Evaluation of Possible Surface Water Exposure Pathways
Evaluation of Possible Air Exposure Pathways
COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS/HEALTHOUTCOME DATA
OTHER DOCUMENTS REVIEWED AND NOTCITED
- Appendix A Table 1
Appendix B - Acronyms and Abbreviations
Appendix C - Definitions
Appendix D - Summary of No Further Action Sites at AirForce Plant
Figure 1 - U.S. Air Force Plant 4 Site Location
Figure 2 - Identified Potential Areas of Concern
Figure 3 - USAF Plant 4-- ½ Mile RadiusDemographics
Figure 4 - USAF Plant 4-- Demographic Statistics Within OneMile of Site
Figure 5 - Flow Direction in the Regional PaluxyAquifer
Figure 6 - Estimated Boundaries of TCE Plume in AlluvialGroundwater (Terrace Alluvial Aquifer)
Figure 7 - Estimated Boundaries of TCE Concentrations in thePaluxy Upper Sand (East Paluxy Plume)
Figure 8 - Estimated Boundaries of TCE in the Regional PaluxyAquifer (West Paluxy Plume)
Table 1 Exposure Situations - U.S. Air Force Plant4
Table 2 Health Assessment Comparison (HAC) Values forVolatile Organic Contaminants in Sediment From Lake Worth
Table 3 Maximum Concentrations of Volatile OrganicCompounds Detected in
Surface Water From Meandering Road Creek in 1995
Table 4 Health Assessment Comparison Values For OrganicAir Contaminants - Air Force Plant 4
