PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AREA
TUCSON, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA
EPA FACILITY ID: AZD980737530
November 13, 2000
Prepared by:
Arizona Department of Health Services
Office of Environmental Health
Environmental Health Consultation Services
Under Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS
5.0 PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS
Table 4: Summary of Complete Current Exposure Pathways
Table 5: Summary of Future Potential Exposure Pathways
Table 6: Comparison of TCE Concentrations to the Health-based Guidance Levels
(HBGLs)
Figure 1: Location map of the Tucson International Airport Superfund Site
Figure 2: Location of Larger Plume A and Smaller Plume B
Figure 3: Close-up Map of Plume B
Table A1: Results of Calculations for the Flood Irrigation Scenarios
Table A2-A19: Equations for Exposure Calculations for the Flood Irrigation Scenarios
ATSDR Review of Eight TIAA Health Studies Related to Trichloroethylene (TCE)
Contamination
ADHS Toxicological Profile for TCE