PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

NAVAL AIR FACILITY, ADAK
(a/k/a ADAK NAVAL AIR STATION)
ADAK, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS CENSUS, ALASKA
EPA FACILITY ID: AK4170024323

September 6, 2002

Prepared by:

Federal Facilities Assessment Branch
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND

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

I. Exposure in the Downtown Area


A. Daily Activities - Living - Passive Exposures - Drinking, Breathing, Playing


1. Residents exposed to lead in tap water in Sandy Cove and Eagle Bay homes.
   Current and Future Exposure - Public Health Hazard
2. Residents possibly exposed to Jet Propellant - 5 (JP-5) in indoor air in Sandy Cove homes.
   Possible Current and Future Exposure - Indeterminate Public Health Hazard.
3. Children exposed to soil in yards and neighborhood playgrounds in Sandy Cove, Eagle Bay, and Moffett View.
   Current and Future Exposure - No Public Health Hazard
4. Workers and residents exposed to asbestos in building materials in schools, homes, and workplaces.
   Current and Future Exposure - No Apparent Health Hazard



B. Recreational and Construction Activities - Active Exposures - Walking, Hiking, Fishing, Playing, Digging, and Excavation


1. Residents, workers, and visitors (adults and children) possibly contacting explosive and physical hazards (debris and Rommel stakes) in the downtown area.
   Current and Future Hazards - Public Health Hazard
2. Residents, workers, and visitors participating in recreational activities at or near Metals Landfill (Site SWMU 13).
   Current and Future Exposure - No Apparent Public Health Hazard
3. People (primarily subsistence consumers) eating contaminated seafood from Kuluk Bay.
   Current and Future Exposure - No Apparent Public Health Hazard
4. People (subsistence consumers) eating contaminated seafood from Sweeper Cove and Sweeper Creek.
   Current and Future Exposure - No Apparent Public Health Hazard
5. Children exposed to potentially contaminated sediments in Helmet Creek caused by leachate drainage from Roberts Landfill and various fuel leaks in the area.
   Current and Future Exposure - No Apparent Public Health Hazard



II. Exposure outside the Downtown Area


1. Residents, workers, and visitors (adults and children) possibly contacting physical hazards (explosives and Rommel stakes) throughout the "remote areas" outside of the Downtown Area.
   Current and Future Exposure - Public Health Hazard
2. Workers and residents potentially exposed to lead-based paint and asbestos from recycling scavenged materials found in unused structures.
   Future Exposure - No Apparent Health Hazard
3. People potentially eating contaminated seafood at various locations outside the downtown area (Clam Lagoon, Finger Bay, Shagak Bay, Lake Andrew).
   Current and Future Exposure - No Apparent Public Health Hazard

CHEMICAL MIXTURES

ATSDR CHILD HEALTH INITIATIVE

HEALTH OUTCOME DATA

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

BASE REDEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH

PREPARERS OF THIS REPORT

LITERATURE CITED AND DOCUMENTS REVIEWED

GLOSSARY

RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Summary of Public Health Issues, Conclusions and Recommendations
Table 2: Comparison of JP-5 Components versus Navy Sampling Parameters
Table 3: Kuluk Bay Seafood Exposure Estimates
Table 4: Sweeper Cove/Creek Seafood Exposure Estimates
Table 5: Clam Lagoon and Andrew Lake Seafood Exposure Estimates

LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix A: Public Health Assessment Conclusion Categories
Appendix B: Figures
Map 1: General Vicinity Map - Adak Naval Air Facility, Alaska
Map 2: Downtown Areas of Concern
Map 3:Priority I, II, III Areas

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