HEALTH CONSULTATION

Arsenic Soil Clean-up Levels

EL PASO COUNTY METALS SURVEY
EL PASO, EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS
EPA FACILITY ID: TX0000605388

July 10, 2003

Prepared by:

Texas Department of Health
Under a Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY AND STATEMENT OF ISSUES

DISCUSSION

Non-Carcinogenic Effects
Short-Term or Sporadic Pica Behavior
Carcinogenic Effects of Arsenic

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

AUTHORS, TECHNICAL ADVISORS, AND ORGANIZATIONS

REFERENCES

CERTIFICATION

APPENDICES

Appendix A: Summary of Non-Carcinogenic Daily Doses of Arsenic Resulting from Various Pathways
Appendix B: Summary of Non-Carcinogenic Daily Doses of Arsenic Resulting from Short-Term Pica Behavior
Appendix C: Summary of Carcinogenic Risk Levels and Daily Doses of Arsenic from Various Pathways

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