PRELIMINARY PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

COOPER DRUM
SOUTH GATE, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
EPA FACILITY ID: CAD055753370

September 30, 1994

Prepared by:

California Department of Health Services
Under Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY

BACKGROUND

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

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS

A. Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (TRI) Search
B. On-Site Contamination
C. Off-Site Contamination
D. Data Quality Assurance and Quality Control
E. Physical and Other Hazards

PATHWAYS ANALYSES

A. Completed Exposure Pathways
B. Potential Exposure Pathways

PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

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

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIONS

PREPARERS OF REPORT

CERTIFICATION

REFERENCES

APPENDICES

A. Figures
B. Tables
C. Fact Sheet/Announcement
D. Letter From Waymire Drum

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