PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT REDSTONE ARMY

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GARRISON/MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER HUNTSVILLE,

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stron

MADISON COUNTY, ALABAMA

3603

ID

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

2005

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION . 1

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Groundwater Pathway 2

Soil and Sediment Exposure Pathway . 2

Surface Water Pathway 3

Air Pathway . 3

ATSDR PUBLIC HEALTH CONCLUSION CATEGORIES 4

BACKGROUND

Site Description and Operational History 5

Regulatory and Remedial History 6

ATSDR and ADPH Involvement. 7

Site Visit 7

Demographics . 8

Geology . 8

Community Health Concerns. 9

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND POTENTIAL EXPOSURE PATHWAYS . 10

Introduction 10

Exposure Pathways 11

a) Evaluation of On-Site Groundwater Contamination 11

1) RSA . 11

2) MSFC. 12

b) Evaluation of Off-Site Groundwater Contamination . 12

c) Evaluation of On-Site Soil Contamination . 13

1) RSA 13

2) MSFC 13

d) Evaluation of On-Site Surface Water Contamination 14

1) RSA 14

2) MSFC 15

e) Evaluation of Air Contamination . 15

f) Evaluation of On-Site Physical Hazards 16

Health Outcome Data. 16

CHILD HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS. 17

CONCLUSION 17

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN . 17

a) Completed Actions 17

b) Ongoing Actions 18

c) Planned Actions 18

d) Actions Recommended. 19

REFERENCES 20

APPENDIX A: TABLES 1-11 . 21

APPENDIX B: TABLES 12-13 50

APPENDIX C: FIGURES 106

APPENDIX D: GLOSSARY. 109

APPENDIX E: PUBLIC COMMENTS . 112