PRELIMINARY PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

SUSSEX COUNTY LANDFILL #5
LAUREL, SUSSEX COUNTY, DELAWARE
EPA FACILITY ID: DED980494637

April 17, 1992

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 Outcome Data

COMMUNITY HEALTH 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

PATHWAYS ANALYSES

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

PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

A. Toxicological Evaluation
B. Evaluation of Community Health Concerns

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIONS

PREPARERS OF REPORT

REFERENCES

APPENDIX 1: TABLES AND FIGURES

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