Public Health Assessment
NAVAL WEAPONS STATION YORKTOWN, CHEATHAM ANNEX
WILLIAMSBURG, YORK COUNTY, VA
CERCLIS NO. VA3170024605
September 2004
Prepared by:
Federal Facilities Assessment Branch
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF ABBREVATIONS
SUMMARY
BACKGROUND
- Site Description and Operational History
- Site History Before World War II
- Remedial and Regulatory History
- ATSDR Involvement
- Demographics
- Land Use and Natural Resources
- Hydrogeology and Groundwater Use
- Quality Assurance and Quality Control
EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND POTENTIAL EXPOSURE SITUATIONS
- Introduction
- Potential Exposure to Contaminants in Drinking Water
- Potential Exposure to Contaminants in Surface Water, Sediment, and Fish at On-Site Lakes and Ponds
- Potential Exposure to Contaminants Associated with the Penniman Shell Loading Plant
- Potential Exposure to Physical Hazards At and Near CAX IRP Sites
- Potential Exposure to Contaminants at the Fuel Farm
- Is it safe to eat locally-caught seafood?
- Are children who live at Cheatham Annex exposed to potentially dangerous levels of lead?
CHILD HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS
CONCLUSIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS
PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN
PERPARERS OF REPORT
REFERENCES
APPENDICES
- APPENDIX A - Figures
- Figure 1: Cheatham Annex and Vicinity
- Figure 2: Current and Past Property Ownership, with Installation Restoration Program (IRP) Site and Areas of Concern (AOCs)
- Figure 3: Demographic Data
- Figure 4: ATSDR's Exposure Evaluation Process
- APPENDIX B - Tables
- Table 1: Evaluation of Potential Exposure Pathways at Cheatham Annex
- Table 2: Installation Restoration Program site and Areas of Concern at Cheatham Annex
- Table 3: Potential Contaminant Sources in Jones Pond
- Table 4: Potential Contaminant Sources in Cheatham Pond
- Table 5: Potential Contaminant Sources in Youth Pond
- Table 6: Potential Contaminant Sources in Penniman Lake
- Table 7: Sites Potentially Impacted by Penniman Activities
- APPENDIX C - ATSDR Glossary of Environmental Health Terms
- APPENDIX D - Comparison Values
- APPENDIX E - Analysis of Fish Tissue Sampling Data to Identify Potential Public Health Concerns for Recreational and Subsistence Fishers in Norfolk, VA, area
- APPENDIX F - Response to Public Comments
