PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE
YIGO, GUAM
EPA FACILITY ID: GU6571999519

January 4, 2002

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 Activities
Demographics
Land Use and Natural Resources
Quality Assurance and Quality Control

EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND EXPOSURE PATHWAYS

Introduction
Evaluation of Groundwater Exposure Pathway
Evaluation of Biota Exposure Pathway (Food Chain)
Evaluation of Soil Exposure Pathway
Evaluation of Radon Exposure Pathway
Evaluation of Physical Hazards

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

ATSDR CHILD HEALTH INITIATIVE

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

REFERENCES

TABLES

FIGURES

APPENDIX A. EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL IRP SITES AT ANDERSON AFB

APPENDIX B. GLOSSARY

APPENDIX C. ATSDR'S EXPOSURE EVALUATION PROCESS

APPENDIX D. BIOTA TABLES

APPENDIX E. RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENT

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. Exposure Hazards Summary Table, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam

Table 2. Summary of Exposure Pathways at Andersen Air Force Base

Table 3. Summary of Radon Monitoring at Andersen Air Force Base

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1. Area Map

Figure 2. Subbasins Underlying Andersen AFB

Figure 3. ATSDR's Exposure Evaluation Process

Figure 4a. Locations of the 39 IRP Sites

Figure 4b. Locations of the 39 IRP Sites

Figure 5a. Locations of Suspected Groundwater Plumes

Figure 5b. Locations of Suspected Groundwater Plumes

Figure 6. General Regions of On- and Off-base Biota Sampling Collection

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