PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

TOOELE ARMY DEPOT (NORTH AREA)
TOOELE, TOOELE COUNTY, UTAH
EPA FACILITY ID: UT3213820894

August 29, 2003

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 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

SUMMARY

BACKGROUND

Site Organizational History
Site Description
Site Operations
Remedial and Regulatory History
ATSDR Activities
PHA Focus
Demographics
Land Use and Natural Resources
Hydrogeology
Groundwater Use
Quality Assurance and Quality Control

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND POTENTIAL EXPOSURE PATHWAYS

Evaluation of Contaminated Groundwater
Evaluation of Air Contamination
Evaluation of Soil Contamination

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

ATSDR'S CHILDREN'S HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS

CONCLUSIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

PREPARER OF REPORT

REFERENCES

TABLES

FIGURES

APPENDIX A: LIST OF COMPARISON VALUES

APPENDIX B: GLOSSARY

APPENDIX C: RESPONSE TO COMMENTS

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Evaluation of Public Health Hazards Associated with the Operable Units and Other Source Areas at TEAD

Table 2: Evaluation of Potential Exposure Pathways at TEAD

Table 3: Maximum Contaminant Concentrations Exceeding ATSDR's Comparison Values Detected in On-Site Groundwater.

Table 4: Maximum Contaminant Concentrations Exceeding ATSDR's Comparison Values Detected in Off-Site Groundwater

Table 5: Summary of Ambient Air Monitoring Data at the Grantsville Monitoring Station

LIST OF TABLES IN THE COMMUNITY CONCERNS SECTION

Table T1: Comparison of Selected Public Health Indicators for Tooele County and Other U.S. Counties

Table T2: Comparison of Causes of Death for Tooele and Other Counties in Utah, as Identified by the Health Resources and Services Administration

Table T3:Comparison of Selected Causes of Death From the Health Resources and Services Administration Database

Table T4: Comparison of Airborne Particulate Matter Measured in Grantsville to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards

Table T5: Comparison of Sulfur Dioxide Air Monitoring Results From Grantsville to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards

Table T6: Comparison of Hydrogren Chloride and Chlorine Gas Air Monitoring Results From Grantsville to Health-Based Screening Values Identified by the Utah Department of Health

Table T7: Comparison of Tooele and Salt Lake Counties Emission Inventories and Air Quality Measures for 1996—Emission Inventories for 1996

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: TEAD and Tooele Valley Map

Figure 2a: Map of TEAD and Location of Solid Waste Management Units (SWMUs) Associated with the Operable Units (OU) at TEAD

Figure 2b: Map of TEAD and Location of Known-Release SWMUs at TEAD

Figure 2c: Map of TEAD and Location of Suspected-Release SWMUs at TEAD

Figure 3: Map of Drinking Water Supply Wells at TEAD and approximate location of on-site groundwater plumes at TEAD

Figure 4: ATSDR's Exposure Evaluation Process

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