PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
ASHIPPUN, DODGE COUNTY, WISCONSIN
February 14, 1994
Prepared by:
Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services
Under Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
PREFACE: PURPOSE OF HEALTH ASSESSMENTS
BACKGROUND
A. Site Description and History
B. Site Visits
C. Demographics, Land Use, and Natural Resources Use
D. Health Outcome Data
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS
A. On-site Contamination
Soil
Groundwater
Lagoon Contamination
Lagoon sludge
Lagoon Liquid
B. Off-Site Contamination
Groundwater
Air
Davy Creek wetlands
Davy Creek Surface Water
C. Quality Assurance and Quality Control
D. Toxic Chemical Release Inventory
E. Physical and Other Hazards
PATHWAYS ANALYSIS
A. Completed Exposure Pathways
B. Potential Exposure Pathways
Groundwater
Soil
Lagoon Liquid/Sludge
Davy Creek Wetland
PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS
A. Toxicological Evaluation
Contaminants of Concern
Inorganic Contaminants
Organic Contaminants
B. Health Outcome Data Evaluation
C. Community Health Concerns Evaluation
RECOMMENDATIONS
A. Health Activities Recommendation Panel Statement
B. Public Health Action
Table 1: On-Site Soil Sampling
Table 2: On-site Monitoring Well Sampling
Table 3: On-site Monitoring Well Sampling
Table 4: On-site Lagoon Sludge Sampling
Table 5: On-site Lagoon Liquid Sampling
Table 6: Off-site Residential Well Sampling
Table 7: Off-site Monitoring Well Sampling
Table 8: Davy Creek Wetlands Sediment Sampling – 1979
Table 9: Davy Creek Wetlands Sediment Sampling – 1983
Table 10: Davy Creek Wetlands Sediment Sampling – 1986
Table 11: Davy Creek Wetlands Downstream Sediment Sampling – 1987
Table 12: Davy Creek Wetlands Grid Area Sediment Sampling – 1987
Table 13: Davy Creek Wetlands Sediment – 1987