PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

NORFOLK NAVAL BASE
(a/k/a SEWELLS POINT NAVAL COMPLEX)
NORFOLK, NORFOLK CITY COUNTY, VIRGINIA
EPA FACILITY ID: VA6170061463

September 16, 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 and Land Use
Natural Resources
Quality Assurance and Quality Control

EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION, EXPOSURE PATHWAYS, AND PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

Concern: Exposure to Off-site Drinking Water
Concern: Exposure to Fish and Shellfish from Willoughby Bay

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

ATSDR CHILD HEALTH INITIATIVE

CONCLUSIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

REFERENCES

TABLES

FIGURES

APPENDIX A: Evaluation of Potential Public Health Hazards at Sites Under Investigation at Naval Station Norfolk

APPENDIX B: Glossary

APPENDIX C: Exposure Evaluation

LIST OF TABLES

TABLE 1. Summary of Naval Station Norfolk Site Screening Areas and Areas of Concern

TABLE 2. Evaluation of Potential Exposure Pathways

TABLE 3. Volatile Organic Compounds Detected in Shallow Groundwater at Concentrations Exceeding Comparison Values, Camp Allen Landfill Area B

TABLE 4. Volatile Organic Compounds Detected in Deep Groundwater at Concentrations Exceeding Comparison Values, Camp Allen Landfill, Off-site Samples

TABLE 5. Contaminants Detected in Surface Water and Sediment Samples from Willoughby Bay at Concentrations Exceeding Comparison Values

TABLE 6. Summary of Contaminants that Exceed Risk-Based Concentrations in Fish and Shellfish Samples from Willoughby Bay

TABLE 7. Summary of Contaminants Detected in the Vicinity of the Camp Allen Elementary School

LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE 1. Location of Naval Station Norfolk

FIGURE 2. Installation Restoration Program Sites at Naval Station Norfolk

FIGURE 3. Solid Waste Management Units at Naval Station Norfolk

FIGURE 4. ATSDR's Exposure Evaluation Process

FIGURE 5. Camp Allen Landfill and Vicinity

FIGURE 6. Camp Allen Landfill Area B

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

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