Public Health Risk Assessment Report, Submerged Quench Incinerator, Task IRA-2, Basin F Liquids Treatment Design. Version 2.1.

Abstract

This public health risk assessment evaluates the risks associate with the on-site incineration of basin F liquid at RMA. The populations evaluated include (1) on-site workers, (2) Irondale as a population center, (3) fencelike at the point of highest exposure, and (4) residences and school that had the highest modeled exposures. The range of carcinogenic risks for the populations evaluated is 3.26E-09 to 4.55E-07. These risks are less than the range accepted by the EPA at remediated superfund sites. The hazard index (noncarcinogenic toxic effects) values range from 2.47E-06 to 3.69E-03 and are not a cause for concern. The following steps in public health risk assessments are discussed: (1) Selection of indicator chemicals, (2) Selection of potentially exposed populations, (3) Identification of potential exposure pathways, and (4) Estimation of exposure concentrations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA295254

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Body Weight
  • Carbon Tetrachloride
  • Chlorides
  • Combustion Products
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Environmental Protection
  • Flue Gases
  • Gases
  • Health
  • Indicators
  • Liquids
  • Organic Compounds
  • Public Health
  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis
  • Rocky Mountains
  • Vegetables

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  • Environmental science

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