PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

HRANICA LANDFILL
BUFFALO TOWNSHIP, BUTLER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
EPA FACILITY ID: PAD980508618

March 18, 1992

Prepared by:

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY

BACKGROUND

A. Site Description and History
B. Site Visit
C. Demographics, Land Use, and Natural Resource Use
D. State and Local Health Data

COMMUNITY HEATH CONCERNS

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS

A. On-Site Contamination
B. Off-Site Contamination
C. Quality Assurance and Quality Control
D. Physical and Other Hazards

PATHWAY ANALYSES

A. Environmental Pathways (Fate and Transport)
B. Human Exposure Pathways

PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

A. Toxicological Evaluation
B. Health Outcome Data Evaluation
C. Community Health Concerns Evaluation

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIONS

PREPARERS OF THE REPORT

CERTIFICATION

REFERENCES

APPENDIX 1

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