PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

BELTSVILLE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER
BELTSVILLE, PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND
EPA FACILITY ID: MD0120508940

November 30, 2001

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 ABBREVIATIONS

SUMMARY

BACKGROUND

Site Description and History
Remedial and Regulatory History
ATSDR Involvement
Demographics
Land Use
Natural Resources
Quality Assurance and Quality Control

EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND POTENTIAL EXPOSURE PATHWAYS

Introduction
Groundwater
Soil
Surface Water and Sediment
Fish
Physical Hazards

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

ATSDR CHILD HEALTH INITIATIVE

CONCLUSIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

REFERENCES

TABLES

FIGURES

APPENDIX A: GLOSSARY

APPENDIX B: ATSDR'S COMPARISON VALUES

APPENDIX C: CONTAMINANT PERMEATION OF GASKETED DUCTILE IRON PIPE JOINTS

APPENDIX D: RESPONSE TO COMMENTS

LIST OF TABLES

TABLE 1. Evaluation of Potential Public Health Hazards Associated with Areas of Concern (AOCs) with Sampling Data

TABLE 2. Areas of Concern (AOCs) with Little or No Sampling Data

TABLE 3. Evaluation of Potential Exposure Pathways

LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE 1. BARC Location

FIGURE 2. AOCs at North Farm, South Farm, and Linkage Farm

FIGURE 3. AOCs at Central Farm and East Farm

FIGURE 4. Surface Water Bodies at BARC

FIGURE 5. ATSDR's Exposure Evaluation Process

FIGURE 6. BARC Water Supply Wells

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

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