PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

HART CREOSOTING COMPANY
JASPER, JASPER COUNTY, TEXAS
EPA FACILITY ID: TXD050299577

October 11, 2000

Prepared by:

Texas Department of Health
Under Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF FIGURES

LIST OF TABLES

SUMMARY

ATSDR PUBLIC HEALTH CONCLUSION CATEGORIES

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND

Site Description and History
Demographics

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION / PATHWAYS ANALYSIS / PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

Introduction
Environmental Contamination
Exposure Pathways
Evaluation of Possible Foodchain Pathway
Evaluation of Possible Sediment Exposure Pathways
Evaluation of Possible Groundwater Exposure Pathways
Evaluation of Possible Surface Water Exposure Pathways
Evaluation of Possible Surface Soil Exposure Pathways
Evaluation of Possible Air Exposure Pathway

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS/CHILD HEALTH INITIATIVE/ HEALTH OUTCOME DATA

Community Health Concerns
Child Health Initiative
Health Outcome Data

CONCLUSIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

Actions Planned
Actions Recommended

PREPARERS OF THE REPORT

CERTIFICATION

REFERENCES

APPENDICES

APPENDIX A - Acronyms and Abbreviations
APPENDIX B - Figures
APPENDIX C - Tables

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1. General Location and Demographic Information

Figure 2a. Site Layout During Time Wood Treatment Plant was Operating

Figure 2b. Existing Site Layout in 1998

Figure 3. July 1998 Sediment Sampling Locations

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. Evaluation of Exposure Pathways Hart Creosoting Company Site Jasper, Texas

Table 2. Hart Creosoting Company NPL Site Sediment Analyses (n=8), (February 1993)

Table 3. Hart Creosoting Company NPL Site Sediment Samples Collected by WESTON from the 1994 ESI

Table 4. Hart Creosoting Company NPL Site Big Walnut Run Creek Sediment Samples (n=8), (July 29, 1998)

Table 5. Hart Creosoting Company NPL Site Groundwater Samples (from Weston ESI February 1993)

Table 6. Hart Creosoting Company NPL Site Surface Water Analyses (n=4)(TNRCC February 1993)

Table 7. Hart Creosoting Company TNRCC Surface Water Sampling Data January 1995

Table 8. Hart Creosoting Company NPL Site Soil Samples (n=2) Collected February 1993

Table 9. Hart Creosoting Company NPL Site ESI Surface Soil Sampling Analyses Samples Collected from Wood Treatment/Processing Area by Weston in Spring 1994

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