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Public Health Assessment
Air Pathway Evaluation,
Isla de Vieques Bombing Range,
Vieques, Puerto Rico
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August 26, 2003
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 Appendices
- List of Abbreviations
- I. Summary
- II. Introduction
- III. Background
- Site Description and Land Use
- Demographics
- Climate and Prevailing Winds
- Navy Operational History
- Other Sources of Air Contaminants
- ATSDR Involvement at Vieques
- Quality Assurance and Quality Control
- IV. Exposure Pathway Analysis
- Exposure Pathways for Contaminants Released to the Air
- Assessment Methodology
- V. Evaluation of Air Quality Issues
- Exposures to Wind-Blown Dust
- Exposures to Releases from Military Training Exercises Using "Practice" Bombs
- Exposures to Releases from Military Training Exercises Using "Live" Bombs
- Exposures to Releases Associated with Other Activities
- VI. Community Health Concerns
- VII. ATSDR Child Health Initiative
- VIII. Conclusions
- IX. Public Health Action Plan
- Preparers of Report
- References
- Tables
- Figures
- Appendices A-C
- Appendices D
- Appendices E
- List of Tables
- Table 1. 1990 and 2000 US Census Data for Vieques
- Table 2. Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Data for Vieques
- Table 3. Summary of Air Exposure Pathways
- Table 4. Estimates of Annual Average Ambient Air Concentrations of Metals on Vieques When Military Training Exercises Do Not Take Place
- Table 5. Estimates of Annual Average Ambient Air Concentrations of Explosives on Vieques When Military Training Exercises Do Not Take Place
- Table 6. Ambient Air Concentrations of Particulate Matter in the Residential Areas of Vieques
- Table 7. Correlation Between Weight of Bombs Dropped and Air Sampling Results
- Table 8. Estimated Annual Average Concentrations of Chemical By-products of Explosions in the Residential Areas of Vieques that Resulted from Live Bombing Exercises
- Table 9. Estimated Annual Average Concentrations of Metals in the Residential Areas of Vieques that Resulted from Live Bombing Exercises
- List of Figures
- Figure 1. Map of Vieques Vicinity
- Figure 2. Map of Vieques
- Figure 3. Wind Rose from US Naval Station Roosevelt Roads: 1990-2000
- Figure 4. Number of Days the Bombing Range (LIA) on Vieques Was Used, by Year
- Figure 5. Total Weight of Ordnance Used, by Year
- Figure 6. Air Sampling Locations on Vieques
- Figure 7. Emissions from Exercises Involving "Practice" Bombs
- Figure 8. Emissions from Exercises Involving "Live" Bombs
- Figure 9. Effect of Live Bombing Exercises on Annual Average PM10 Concentrations on Vieques
- List of Appendices
- Appendix A. Comparison Values
- Appendix B. ATSDR's Glossary of Terms
- Appendix C. Review of Air Sampling Studies
- Appendix D. Review of Air Quality Modeling Studies
- Appendix E. ATSDR's Responses to Public Comments
| ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
|---|---|
| AFWTF | Atlantic Fleet Weapons Training Facility |
| CRDV | Committee for the Rescue and Development of Vieques |
| DU | depleted uranium |
| EIS | Environmental Impact Statement |
| EMA | Eastern Maneuver Area |
| EPA | US Environmental Protection Agency |
| HMX | cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine |
| LIA | Live Impact Area |
| NAAQS | National Ambient Air Quality Standard |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NASD | Naval Ammunition Support Detachment (also referred to as West Vieques) |
| NCDC | National Climatic Data Center |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association |
| NRC | Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| OB/OD | open burning/open detonation |
| PHA | public health assessment |
| PM10 | particulate matter having aerodynamic diameters less than or equal to 10 microns |
| PRDOH | Puerto Rico Department of Health |
| PREQB | Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board |
| RDX | cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine |
| TNT | 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene |
| TRI | Toxic Release Inventory |
| TSP | total suspended particulates |
| µg/m3 | micrograms per cubic meter |
| USGS | US Geological Survey |
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