PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

AIR FORCE PLANT PJKS
WATERTON, JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO
EPA FACILITY ID: CO7570090038

March 29, 2000

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 ABBREVIATIONS

SUMMARY

BACKGROUND

Site Description and History
Site Visits and Community Concerns
Demographics and Land Use
Quality Assurance and Quality Control

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS AND POTENTIAL EXPOSURE PATHWAYS

Introduction
Concern: Groundwater
Concern: Drinking Water Supplied by the Kassler Water Treatment Plant
Concern: Surface Water

ATSDR CHILD HEALTH INITIATIVE

CONCLUSIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

PREPARERS OF REPORT

REFERENCES

TABLES

FIGURES

APPENDIX A. Glossary

APPENDIX B. Comparison Values

APPENDIX C. Estimated Exposure and Health Effects

APPENDIX D. Fate and Transport of Trichloroethylene, Hydrazine, n-Nitrosodimethylamine, and Hexavalent Chromium

APPENDIX E. Responses to Public Comments

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. Evaluation of Potential Public Health Hazards Associated with the Installation Restoration Program Sites and Areas of Concern

Table 2. Exposure Pathways Evaluation Table

Table 3. Summary of Contaminants in On-Site Groundwater Monitoring Wells

Table 4. Summary of Contaminants in Groundwater (Alluvial) Near the Kassler Water Treatment Plant

Table 5. Summary of Contaminants in Kassler Water Treatment Plant (Before Closure)

Table 6. Summary of Contaminants in On-Site Surface Water

Table 7. Summary of Contaminants in Off-Site Surface Water

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1. Area Location

Figure 2. Site Location

Figure 3. Location of the Kassler Area and the Kassler Water Treatment Plant

Figure 4. ATSDR's Exposure Evaluation Process

Figure 5. AFP PJKS Contaminant Plumes

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

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