PETITIONED PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
GSX LANDFILL
PINEWOOD, SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA
CERCLIS NO. SCD070375985
September 26, 1997
Prepared by
Petition Response Branch
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SUMMARY
BACKGROUND
A. Site Description and History
B. Site Visits
C. Demographics, Land Use, and Natural Resource Use
D. Health Outcome Data
COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS
A. Environmental Monitoring
B. Waste Disposal Operations
C. Concerns Regarding the Relationship of the Landfill to Community Health
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS
A. On-site Contamination
B. Off-site Contamination
C. Quality Assurance and Quality Control
D. Physical and Other Hazards
PATHWAYS ANALYSES
A. Sources of Contamination
B. Environmental Media
C. Human Exposure Points
D. Human Exposure Routes
E. Receptor Populations
F. Summary of Pathways Analyses
PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS
A. Toxicological Implications
B. Health Outcome Data Evaluation
C. Community Health Concerns Evaluation
CONCLUSIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS
A. Recommendations and HARP Statement
B. Public Health Action Plan
PREPARERS OF REPORT
REFERENCES
APPENDIX A - FIGURES
APPENDIX B - SITE HISTORY
APPENDIX C - MONITORING DATA
APPENDIX D - LITERATURE VALUES FOR CHEMICALS IN BLOOD
APPENDIX E - ATSDR's Response to Comments
FOOTNOTES
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