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Public health assessment for Penta Wood Products Incorporated, Siren, Burnett County, Wisconsin, Region 5. Cerclis No. WID006176945. Preliminary report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:415854
Penta Wood Products Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) site is a part of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Public Health Assesment Enhancement Initiative. This document indicates what actions the DOH and ATSDR have taken to address the elements required by Section 104(I)(6)(A) of the comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) as amended (42 U.S.C. 9604(I)(6)(A)). Those elements are: (1) Nature and extent of contamination; (2) Potential pathways of human exposure; (3) Demographics (size and susceptibility of nearby populations); (4) Health hazards of the site; and (5) Comparison of morbidity and mortality data. In addition, this document indicates how the DOH and ATSDR provided earlier, specifically targeted evaluations. DOH`s future plans at this site are also presented in this document.
Research Organization:
Wisconsin Dept. of Health and Family Services, Siren (United States)
OSTI ID:
415854
Report Number(s):
PB--97-111009/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English