PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD
PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
EPA FACILITY ID: VA1170024813

December 29, 2003

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 APPENDICES

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

SUMMARY

BACKGROUND

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

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

Exposure to Paradise Creek Surface Water and Sediment
Exposure to Calcium Hydroxide from Southgate Annex
Exposure to Lead in Soil in and Near the New Gosport Area

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

CHILD HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

PREPARERS OF REPORT

REFERENCES

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. Evaluation of Potential Exposure Pathways
Table 2. Grouping of Sites Into Operable Units
Table 3. Sampling Events for Lead in the New Gosport Area
Table 4. Potential for Exposure to Lead From Lead-Based Paint in Housing Units and Abrasive Blast Material (ABM)
Table 5. Lead Concentrations in Surface Soil and Potential Increases in Blood Lead Levels
Table 6. Lead Management Actions Taken by Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Table 7. Blood Lead Data from Navy Children Tested at Portsmouth Naval Hospital, 4th Quarter 1993 to 2nd Quarter 2000

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1. Location Map, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA
Figure 2. Area Map, Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Figure 3. Aerial Photo Map, Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Figure 4. Demographic (Census Data) Map
Figure 5. Topographic (Elevation) Map
Figure 6. Soil Map
Figure 7. Flood Plain Map
Figure 8. Wetlands Map
Figure 9. ATSDR's Exposure Evaluation Process
Figure 10. Land Use near Paradise Creek with IRP Sites and Other Properties
Figure 11. Paradise Creek Disposal Area and Vicinity
Figure 12. New Gosport Landfill Map of Areas A, B, C
Figure 13. ZIP Codes Near Norfolk Naval Shipyard

LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix A: Evaluation of Potential Public Health Hazards at Sites Under Investigation at Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Appendix B: ATSDR Hazard Categories
Appendix C: Glossary of Soil Terms and Codes
Appendix D: Glossary of Wetland Terms and Codes
Appendix E: ATSDR Glossary of Terms
Appendix F: Responses to Public Comments

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

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