PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

MOFFETT NAVAL AIR STATION
(a/k/a MOFFETT FEDERAL AIRFIELD)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
EPA FACILITY ID: CA2170090078

February 2, 1999

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
Remedial and Regulatory History
ATSDR Involvement
Demographics
Land Use and Natural Resources
Quality Assurance and Quality Control

EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION, EXPOSURE PATHWAYS, AND PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

Introduction
Groundwater
Soil
Surface Water and Sediment

REUSE EVALUATION

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

HEALTH OUTCOME DATA

ATSDR CHILD HEALTH INITIATIVE

CONCLUSIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

PREPARERS OF REPORT

REFERENCES

TABLES

FIGURES

APPENDIX A: GLOSSARY

APPENDIX B: ATSDR'S COMPARISON VALUES

APPENDIX C: ATSDR LETTER TO NASA

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. Evaluation of Potential Public Health Hazards Associated with Remedial Investigation Sites at Moffett Federal Airfield

Table 2. Population Data Table

Table 3. Housing Data Table

Table 4. Pathways Evaluation Table

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1. Regional Location of Moffett Federal Airfield

Figure 2. Remedial Investigation Sites at Moffett Federal Airfield

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

AST	above-ground storage tank
ATSDR	Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
BEHP	bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
bls	below land surface
BRAC	Base Realignment and Closure
CERCLA	Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
CV	comparison value
DCA	dichloroethane
DCE	dichloroethylene
EPA	Environmental Protection Agency
FS	feasibility study
IRP	Installation Restoration Program
JP	jet power (fuel)
MEK	methyl ethyl ketone
MEW	Middlefield-Ellis-Whisman
MFA	Moffett Federal Airfield
msl	mean sea level
NAS	Naval Air Station
NASA	National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NEPA	National Environmental Protection Act
NPDES	National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
OU	operable unit
PCB	polychlorinated biphenyl
PCE	tetrachloroethylene
PHA	Public Health Assessment
ppb	parts per billion
ppm	parts per million
RAB	Restoration Advisory Board
RBSL	risk-based screening level
RI	remedial investigation
RIST	recirculating in-situ treatment
ROD	Record of Decision
RWQCB	Regional Water Quality Control Board
SVOC	semi-volatile organic compound
TCE	trichloroethylene
TPH	total petroleum hydrocarbons
UST	underground storage tank
VOC	volatile organic compound

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