PETITIONED PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

SOUTHERN MARYLAND WOOD TREATING
NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST (NPL) SITE
HOLLYWOOD, ST. MARY'S COUNTY, MARYLAND
CERCLIS NO. MDD980704852

November 9, 1992

Prepared by:

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY
DIVISION OF HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND CONSULTATION
ATLANTA, GEORGIA


TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF FIGURES

LIST OF TABLES

SUMMARY

BACKGROUND

    A. Site Description and History
    B. Site Visits
    C. Demographics, Land Use and Natural Resource Use
    D. Health Outcome Data

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS

    A. On-Site Contamination
    B. Off-Site Contamination
    C. Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC)
    D. Physical and Other Hazards

PATHWAYS ANALYSIS

    A. Completed Exposure Pathways
    B. Potential Exposure Pathways
    C. Eliminated Exposure Pathways

PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

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

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

    A. Recommendations and HARP Statement
    B. Public Health Actions

PREPARERS OF REPORT

REFERENCES

APPENDIX 1 - FIGURES

APPENDIX 2 - TABLES

APPENDIX 3 - COMPARISON VALUES

APPENDIX 4 - TOXICOLOGICAL PROFILE SUMMARIES

APPENDIX 5 - APRIL 1989 HEALTH ASSESSMENT


LIST OF FIGURES

1 USGS Map
2 Site-Related Surface Waters
3 Tanks and Buildings Map
4 Groundwater Flow Direction - Shallow Aquifer
5 Groundwater Flow Direction - Upper Chesapeake Aquifer.
6 Wind Rose
7 Monitoring Wells and Soil Sampling Locations
8 Soils to be Remediated
9 Stream Sampling Locations
10 EPA Residential Well Sampling Locations



LIST OF TABLES

1 Contaminants in On-site Soils & Sediments at SMWT
2 Contaminants in On-site Water at SMWT
3 Contaminants in Wastes at SMWT
4 Contaminants in Off-site Soils & Sediments at SMWT
5 Contaminants in Off-site Water at SMWT
6 Exposure Pathways at SMWT
7 Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates for Cancer in Maryland, St. Mary's County, and the United States, 1979-1988.
8 Ten-year Average Age-Adjusted Cancer Mortality Rates By Gender and Ethnic Group for St. Mary's County, Maryland, and the United States, 1979-1988

Next Section