PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, MECHANICSBURG
(Aliases: NAVY SHIPS PARTS CONTROL CENTER AND NAVAL INVENTORY CONTROL POINT)
MECHANICSBURG, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
EPA FACILITY ID: PA3170022104

June 6, 2002

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 Activities
Demographics
Land Use and Natural Resources
Quality Assurance and Quality Control

EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND EXPOSURE PATHWAYS

Introduction
Evaluation of Groundwater Exposure Pathway
Evaluation of Soil Exposure Pathway
Evaluation of Surface Water and Sediment Exposure Pathway

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

ATSDR CHILD HEALTH INITIATIVE

CONCLUSIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

PREPARERS OF REPORT

REFERENCES

TABLES

FIGURES

APPENDIX A: GLOSSARY

APPENDIX B: ATSDR'S ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY AND COMPARISON VALUES

APPENDIX C: ATSDR'S EXPOSURE EVALUATION PROCESS

APPENDIX D: RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENT

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. Exposure Hazards Summary Table--NSA Mechanicsburg

Table 2. Evaluation of IRP sites and AOCs at NSA Mechanicsburg

Table 3. Exposure Pathways Evaluation Table

Table 4. Contaminants That Exceeded Comparison Values in Site-wide Groundwater

Table 5. Contaminants That Exceeded Comparison Values in Surface Soil at Sites 3, 11, and 14

Table 6. SVOCs and Metals That Exceeded Comparison Values in Soil/Sediment at Site 9 (SWDD)

Table 7. Maximum PCB Concentrations in Sediment at Site 9 (SWDD)

Table 8. Maximum PCB Concentrations in Sediment of Trindle Spring Run

Table 9. Summary of Contaminants in Fish Fillet Composites, Trindle Spring Run

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1. Area Map

Figure 2. Site Map

Figure 3. ATSDR's Exposure Evaluation Process

Figure 4. NSA Stormwater Drainage Ditch

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

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