PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

OMEGA CHEMICAL SITE
(a/k/a OMEGA CHEMICAL CORPORATION
WHITTIER, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
EPA FACILITY ID: CAD042245001

September 5, 2001

Prepared By:

California Department of Health Services
Under Cooperative agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY

BACKGROUND

A. SITE DESCRIPTION AND HISTORY
B. SITE VISIT
C. DEMOGRAPHICS AND LAND USE

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS

A. ON-SITE CONTAMINATION
B. OFF-SITE CONTAMINATION

LIMITATIONS WITH THE INVESTIGATIONS DESCRIBED IN THIS PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

PATHWAYS ANALYSES

A. COMPLETED EXPOSURE PATHWAYS
B. POTENTIAL EXPOSURE PATHWAYS
C. ELIMINATED EXPOSURE PATHWAYS

PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

A. TOXICOLOGICAL EVALUATION
B. COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS EVALUATION

ATSDR CHILD HEALTH INITIATIVE

CONCLUSIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTIONS

A. ACTIONS COMPLETED
B. ACTIONS PLANNED
C. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER ACTION

PREPARERS OF REPORT

CERTIFICATION

REFERENCES

APPENDIX A - FIGURES

APPENDIX B - GLOSSARY

APPENDIX C - TABLES

APPENDIX D - TOXICOLOGICAL PROFILES FOR CHEMICALS

APPENDIX E - MODEL PARAMETERS

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