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THE ATSDR HEALTH ASSESSMENT: A NOTE OF EXPLANATION Section 104(i)(7)(A)of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,Compensation,and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA),as amended,states"...the term'health assessment'shall include preliminary assessments of potential risks to human health posed by individual sites and facilities,based on such factors as the nature and extent of contamination,the existence of potential pathways of human exposure(including ground or surface water contamination,air emissions,and food chain contamination),the size and potential susceptibility of the community within the likely pathways of exposure, the comparison of expected human exposure levels to the short-term and long-term health effects associated with identified hazardous substances and any available recommended exposure or tolerance limits for such hazardous substances,and the comparison of existing morbidity and mortality data on diseases that may be associated with the observed levels of exposure.The Administrator of ATSDR shall use appropriate data,risks assessments,risk evaluations and studies available from the Administrator of EPA." In accordance with the CERCLA section cited,ATSDR has conducted this preliminary health assessment on the data in the site summary form.Additional health assessments may be conducted for this site as more information becomes available to ATSDR. The conclusion and recommendations presented in this Health Assessment are the result of site specific analyses and are not to be cited or quoted for other evaluations or Health Assessments. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not constitute endorsement by the Public Health Service or the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services.