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4. LAKE HURON

Lake Huron has only one U.S. Great Lakes AOC, the Saginaw River and Bay AOC.

4.1 SAGINAW RIVER AND BAY AOC, ARENAC, BAY, CLARE, GENESEE,
GLADWIN, GRATIOT, HURON, IOSCO, ISABELLA, LAPEER, LIVINGSTON,
MECOSTA, MIDLAND, MONTCALM, OGEMAW, OSCEOLA, ROSCOMMON,
SAGINAW, SANILAC, SHIAWASSEE, AND TUSCOLA COUNTIES, MI

The Saginaw River and Bay AOC includes all of Saginaw Bay out to its interface with open
Lake Huron at an imaginary line drawn between Au Sable Point and Point Aux Barques, as well
as the entire 35 km length of the Saginaw River, which flows into Saginaw Bay (see AOC map
in the appendix).

4.1.1 Hazardous Waste Sites Relevant to the Saginaw River and Bay AOC

ATSDR has evaluated the data for hazardous waste sites in the 21 counties relevant to this AOC,
and reached conclusions regarding the public health threat posed by these sites. These
conclusions, along with information regarding the type and location of the site, and the date and
type of assessment document, are summarized in Table 4.1-A, for sites that had public heath
hazard categories of 1-3 at some point during their assessment history, and all NPL sites. Not all
counties had waste sites in these categories.

For hazardous waste sites in the relevant Michigan counties that, at any time, had Public Health
Hazard Categories of 1-3, the number of contaminant records in HazDat that exceeded health
based-screening values was 1,550, as shown in Table 4.1-B. Most of the records were for the
soil media group; the water media group had the next highest number of records.

The IJC Great Lakes critical pollutants accounted for 197 (13%) of these records, with the
majority for the soil media group. The specific IJC critical pollutants whose concentrations
exceeded health-based screening values are: PCBs, TCDD, B(A)P, DDT and metabolites, aldrin,
dieldrin, lead, mercury, and hexachlorobenzene. Details are provided in Table 4.1-B.

Further evaluations of the data for the sites with Public Health Hazard Categories of 1-3, as
conducted by ATSDR in the Public Health Assessment and other health-related documents listed
in Table 4.1-A, are discussed in the following subsections.

4.1.1.1 Bay City Middlegrounds

The Bay City Middlegrounds site is an abandoned 40-acre landfill located on Middleground
Island in the Saginaw River in southwestern Bay City, Bay County, MI. It operated as a landfill
from 1956 to 1984. The landfill is partially capped, and has a leachate collection system. The
cap was not fully sealed to the lower cap, and leachate has seeped out into ditches along the
nearby roads. It was fenced on three sides, but not on the fourth, which borders the river, at the
time that the 1996 health assessment was prepared by ATSDR. Information on this site is taken
from that health assessment and from the 2003 EPA NPL fact sheet for this site.
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Table 4.1-A Hazardous Waste Sites in Counties Relevant to the Saginaw River and Bay AOC

Public Health Hazard

Site Name, County Category EPA NPL Status Site ID City
Bay City Middlegrounds, MID981092935
Bay 2 (1996 HA) Proposed Bay City
Keit Property, Bay 3 (1998 HC) Non NPL MISFN0507867 Bay City
3 (1989 HA)
Clare Water Supply, Clare 3 (n.d. SR) Final MID980002273 Clare
3 (1985 HA)
Berlin and Farrow, Genesee 2 (1992 HA) Deleted Post SARA MID000605717 Swartz Creek
3 (1988 HA)
Forest Waste Products, Genesee 3 (1994 HA) Final MID980410740 Otisville
3 (1982 HA)
Gratiot County Landfill, Gratiot 4 (n.d. SR) Final MID980506281 St. Louis
3 (1988 HA)
Velsicol Chemical Corp., Gratiot 3 (n.d. SR) Final MID000722439 St. Louis
Hedblum Industries, Iosco 3 (1989 HA) Final MID980794408 Oscoda
Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Iosco 4 (2001 HA) Proposed
3 (1989 HA)
3 (1992 HA)
Metamora Landfill, Lapeer 4 (n.d. SR) Final MID980506562 Metamora
Spiegelberg and Rasmussen Dump Sites, 3 (1989 HA) MID980794481,
Livingston 2 (1992 HA) Final MID095402210 Brighton
3 (1989 HA)
Shiawassee River, Livingston 2 (n.d. SR) Final MID980794473 Howell
Dow Chemical Co., MI Div., Midland
Loc, Midland 3 (2002 HC) Non NPL MID000724724 Midland
Tittabawassee River, Saginaw 3 (2002 HC) Non NPL MID980994354 Midland
Lufkin Rule, Saginaw 2 (1997 HC) Non NPL MID985584598 Saginaw
Laingsburg, Shiawassee 3 (2000 HC) Non NPL MISFN0507944 Laingsburg
2 = Public Health Hazard, 3 = Indeterminate Public Health Hazard, 4 = No Apparent Public Health Hazard
HA = Public Health Assessment, HC = Health Consultation SR = Site Review and Update
n.d. = no date provided

Category of Public Health Hazard: This site was categorized as a Public Health Hazard
(Category 2) because the surface soil contains organic chemicals and metals at concentrations
potentially of human health concern, and trespassing occurs. In addition, the PCB-containing
discharge from the landfill contributes to PCB contamination in the fish of the Saginaw River.

Contaminants of Concern in Completed Exposure Pathways: Many organic and inorganic

chemicals, including the IJC critical pollutants PCBs, B(a)P, aldrin, dieldrin, hexachlorobenzene,
lead, and mercury, are found in onsite soil, groundwater, and sediment at concentrations
exceeding health-based screening values. Actual exposure doses, however, are not likely to be
of health concern for trespassers on the site, except upon frequent or prolonged exposure, which
is not likely to occur. Soil and sediment concentrations of PAHs, including B(a)P, were typical
of urban soils. Lead concentrations in soil were well above background, but lower than 400
ppm. Groundwater contaminated with PCBs discharges from the site into the Saginaw River,
and PCBs have been found in the river water and sediment, at higher concentrations downstream
of the site than upstream. Methylene chloride, detected in air at concentrations of human health
concern including upwind of the site, may not be site-related.
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Bioaccumulation of the PCBs through the food chain into fish that are ingested by humans is
considered a pathway of great concern. Although this site is not the only source of PCBs
discharged to the river, it contributes to the contamination, and levels of PCBs in fish are high
enough to pose a risk of adverse health effects. This site was proposed for the NPL in 1995.

Demographics: Demographic profile, from the 2000 U.S. Census, for vulnerable populations
living within one mile of this site:

Children 6 years and younger 793

Females aged 15-44 1,662
Adults 65 and older 1,000

Public Health Outcome Data: The Michigan Department of Community Health evaluated
cancer incidence data for the area because of community health concerns. Statistics for 1990-
1992 showed no statistically significant difference in cancer incidence or mortality between Bay
County and Michigan as a whole. Cancer incidence for the zip code area including the site and
Bay City west of the Saginaw River (48706) and for the zip code area including Bay City east of
the Saginaw River (48708) for 1990 through 1993 indicate a slight, statistically significant
elevation in the cancer incidence and rate for the entire period 1990-1993 in 48706, as compared
with age- and sex-specific cancer incidence rates for Michigan. None of the cancer incidences or
rates for 48708 was statistically significantly increased.

Conclusions: This site has contributed and continues to contribute to the environmental burden
of the IJC critical pollutants PCBs, which are discharging from the landfill into the Saginaw
River. PCBs are the major concern. PCB concentrations in fish are high enough to pose a health
threat, and although this site is not the only contributor, concentrations in the river water and
sediment are higher downstream than upstream of the site.

4.1.1.2 Keit Property

The Keit property is approximately 18 acres of wetlands, grasslands, and woods in southwest
Bay City, Bay Count, MI. It was used for agriculture since 1886. A large portion of the property
has been filled in with material reportedly generated during a sewer project in the 1980s.
ATSDR performed a health consultation on this site in 1998, as part of a Brownfields project; the
information regarding this site is taken from that report, and from HazDat.

Category of Public Health Hazard: This site was categorized as an Indeterminate Public
Health Hazard (Category 3) because of the potential threat to human health from exposure to
asbestos if the asbestos panels are not been removed from the property before it is used for a
park.

Contaminants of Concern in Completed Exposure Pathways: None identified. Soil

concentrations of the IJC critical pollutant B(a)P exceeded health based screening values in a few
locations, but were considered typical for urban soils. Subsurface soil in one location contained
PCBs above health-based screening values, but this was not a generalized finding, and surface
soil concentrations of PCBs were not of concern. The primary hazard was a pile of Transite
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panels, containing 40% chrysotile asbestos. If the panels are allowed to weather or are handled
improperly, they could release asbestos fibers.

Demographics: Not reported.

Public Health Outcome Data: Not reported.

Conclusions: This site does not appear to have contributed significantly to the environmental
burden of IJC critical pollutants or other chemicals, or to direct human exposure at levels that
currently pose a health risk.

4.1.1.3 Clare Water Supply

This site, a municipal water supply wellfield, is located in Clare, Clare County, MI. Information
regarding this site is taken from the 1989 ATSDR preliminary public health assessment, HazDat,
and the 2003 EPA NPL fact sheet for this site.

Category of Public Health Hazard: ATSDR categorized this site as an Indeterminate Public
Health Hazard (Category 3) in 1989 because of the potential threat to human health from
exposure to municipal water containing VOCs, and the lack of up-to-date data to determine
whether cleanup efforts have ameliorated the hazard. A subsequent ATSDR site review and
update also concluded that the site was a Category 3.

Contaminants of Concern in Completed Exposure Pathways: No IJC critical pollutants were

discussed. In 1985, VOCs, including trichloroethylene and other chlorinated compounds, and
also benzene and xylenes were present in the groundwater used as the municipal water supply at
concentrations that pose a public health concern Past completed exposure pathways included
ingestion, inhalation, and dermal contact with the water. Contaminated soil from the suspected
industrial sites northwest of the wellfield was then removed, but updated monitoring data were
not available at the time of the 1989 health assessment. Air strippers were installed in 1991 and
are removing over 90% of the volatile contaminants from the water supply. Additional remedial
action, including groundwater collection and extraction initiated in 1996, soil vapor extraction
initiated in 1999, and in situ ozonation of groundwater hot spots, is expected to continue for an
indefinite number of years until cleanup goals are achieved.

Demographics: Demographic profile, from the 2000 U.S. Census, for vulnerable populations
living within one mile of this site:

Children 6 years and younger 323

Females aged 15-44 718
Adults 65 and older 640

Public Health Outcome Data: Not reported.

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Conclusions: This site has contributed to the environmental burden of VOCs and to potential
human exposure. Remediation efforts, which are ongoing, are minimizing current and future
impacts.

4.1.1.4 Berlin and Farrow

This 40-acre site, located in Gaines Township near Swartz Creek, Genesee County, MI, was used
as a licensed waste incinerator from 1971 to 1978. Violations included construction and
operation of unlicensed waste lagoons and underground storage tanks, and burial of liquid
wastes. Information regarding this site is taken from the 1992 interim public health assessment
performed by ATSDR, HazDat, and the 2003 EPA NPL fact sheet. Cleanup activities prior to
1992 included removal of contaminated lagoon sludges and soils, removal of underground tanks
and their contents, and removal of barrels. The chemicals in these materials included
organochlorine intermediates (hexachlorobenzene, hexachlorcyclopentadienes, and
octachlorocyclopentene) used in the production of certain pesticides, and also PCBs, benzene,
and ethylbenzene.

Category of Public Health Hazard: In an early (1985) health assessment, ATSDR categorized
this site as an Indeterminate Public Health Hazard (Category 3). In the 1992 interim public
health assessment, this site was categorized as a Public Health Hazard (Category 2) because of
the risk to human health from exposure to contaminants that may result in adverse health effects.
Since that time, however, remediation of the site has been completed.

Contaminants of Concern in Completed Exposure Pathways: Not explicitly discussed.

Onsite soil and sediment contained high levels of the IJC critical pollutant hexachlorobenzene;
onsite surface water also was contaminated. Offsite sediment in the Slocum Drain, a stream
draining the site, was contaminated with high levels of hexachlorobenzene. Offsite garden soil
also contained hexachlorobenzene, but at much lower concentrations. Comparisons with health-
based screening values were not presented for hexachlorobenzene. Onsite soil and groundwater
were contaminated with VOCs, including vinyl chloride and benzene at levels of concern for
human health. PCBs, found in drums removed from the site, were not detected in sampling of
site media as reported in the 1992 ATSDR health assessment. None of the offsite residential
wells were contaminated with any of these compounds. From 1995 to 1996 final cleanup of the
site was accomplished by excavation and removal of all remaining contaminated materials (soils,
sediments, and aquifer materials), for disposal in a RCRA landfill. The site meets standards for
unrestricted use and was deleted from the NPL in 1998.

Demographics: Demographic profile, from the 2000 U.S. Census, for vulnerable populations
living within one mile of this site:

Children 6 years and younger 54

Females aged 15-44 148
Adults 65 and older 55
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Public Health Outcome Data: Health surveys of households within the approximately two
square miles surrounding the site were conducted in 1981. Surveys of a random sampling of the
population, followed by a survey of all 122 households (418 people), found that respiratory
symptoms were statistically significantly higher among persons who reported exposure to
incinerator smoke as compared with those who reported no exposure to incinerator smoke. This
information may suggest that the former industrial activity (incineration of hazardous wastes) at
the site was potentially linked to health problems, but it does not provide insight into the
potential health hazard from waste site-related contaminants.

Laboratory analyses of blood samples from 52 local residents revealed the presence of PCBs,
DDT, and DDE at concentrations within the ranges generally found in Michigan residents, and
thus, do not indicate a specific impact from the waste site.

Conclusions: In the past, this site contributed to the environmental burden of the IJC critical
pollutant hexachlorobenzene, as well as other contaminants including VOCs. Although PCBs
had been found in barrels at the site, they were not detected in environmental media. As reported
in the EPA fact sheet, remediation of the site through removal and proper disposal of all
contaminated materials and media is complete. The site was deleted from the NPL list in 1998.

4.1.1.5 Forest Waste Products

This 112-acre site is located 2 miles northwest of Otisville, Genesee County, MI. It includes an
11-acre landfill, which accepted general refuse and industrial and liquid waste from 1972 to
1978. Nine lagoons in another area of the site, covering a total of about 1 acre, also were used
for disposal of industrial waste. Wastes included sludge and residues from a chemical
warehouse fire, roofing material contaminated with PCBs, and cattle feed contaminated with
PBBs. In 1978, the landfill was covered with soil. An estimated 3,000 waste drums may have
been buried in the landfill. As of ATSDR’s 1994 public health assessment, the site had been
fenced, the waste material in the lagoons excavated and disposed offsite, and some of the drums
removed and disposed offsite. The information on this waste site is taken from the 1994 ATSDR
public health assessment, HazDat, and the 2003 EPA NPL fact sheet for this site.

Category of Public Health Hazard: This site was categorized as an Indeterminate Public
Health Hazard (Category 3) in a 1988 health assessment as well as in the 1994 health
assessment. The rationale in the 1994 assessment was that although human exposure did not
appear to be occurring at levels of concern, uncertainty exists regarding the large number of
drums reported to be buried in the landfill, which may release their contents into the
environment.

Contaminants of Concern in Completed Exposure Pathways: The only chemical found at

levels of concern for human health in a completed exposure pathway was arsenic, found in
residential wells near the site, but the arsenic was thought to be of natural origin, rather than site-
related. Although the IJC critical pollutant PCBs were disposed at the site and formerly were
found in subsurface soil, the PCBs had been removed during earlier remediation actions. Several
contaminants were found at levels of concern in potential exposure pathways, including the IJC
critical pollutant B(a)P, but the concentration of B(a)P in soil was not significantly above that
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commonly found in agricultural soil. VOCs have been found in groundwater, but not in
residential wells. The IJC critical pollutants DDT and metabolites were found in game captured
at the site boundary, but these contaminants were not site-related.

Demographics: Demographic profile, from the 2000 U.S. Census, for vulnerable populations
living within one mile of this site:

Children 6 years and younger 34

Females aged 15-44 81
Adults 65 and older 48

Public Health Outcome Data: Health outcome data were not evaluated in conducting the 1994
public health assessment because there were no indications that humans had been significantly
exposed to site-related contaminants, and no record of community reports of illnesses or health
effects associated with the site.

Conclusions: Whether this site contributed to environmental contamination with IJC critical
pollutant PCBs in the past is uncertain. No current exposure of humans to site-related
contaminants at levels of concern is known to be occurring. Additional remediation activities, as
described in the EPA NPL fact sheet, included excavation and removal of buried drums and
associated contaminated soil, and installation of a landfill cap. Monitoring of groundwater
continues, particularly of a plume of VOCs that is migrating northward off the property.

4.1.1.6 Gratiot County Landfill

This 40-acre landfill site is located southeast of St. Louis, in Gratiot County, MI. This landfill
accepted general refuse, but was owned by a chemical corporation (Michigan Chemical
Company), and disposed of chemicals wastes, including 269,000 pounds of PBBs, prior to 1977.
The information regarding this site is taken from the 1982 ATSDR health assessment, HazDat,
and the 2003 EPA NPL fact sheet for this site.

Category of Public Health Hazard: This site was categorized as an Indeterminate Public
Health Hazard (Category 3) in the 1982 health assessment, which focused on PBBs because of
the potential threat to human health from exposure to contaminants and the poor quality of the
support document that presented the monitoring data. A subsequent site review and update by
ATSDR ranked the site as No Apparent Health Hazard (Category 4), possibly because remedial
activities had mitigated the hazard. Remedial actions in 1984 included construction of a slurry
wall and clay cap, and regrading of the landfill to minimize migration of contaminants from the
landfill. In 1992, monitoring of the effectiveness of these remedies indicated that the slurry wall
was ineffective in halting groundwater flow, and that VOCs (but not PBBs) were detected
outside the slurry wall. A groundwater extraction system, constructed in 1998, appears to be
effective in containing the plume. Further options are being evaluated by the Michigan
Department of Environmental Quality, according to the EPA NPL fact sheet.
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Contaminants of Concern in Completed Exposure Pathways: Not reported. The 1982 health
assessment by ATSDR was primarily a review of a technical report regarding potential control
strategies for the PBB contamination at the site. PBBs were detected in groundwater at
concentrations above health-based screening values. No IJC critical pollutants were mentioned
in the health assessment or the NPL fact sheet, but VOCs were apparently released from the site.

Demographics: Demographic profile, from the 2000 U.S. Census, for vulnerable populations
living within one mile of this site:

Children 6 years and younger 170

Females aged 15-44 390
Adults 65 and older 252

Public Health Outcome Data: None reported.

Conclusions: This site may have contributed to the environmental burden of PBBs and VOCs in
the past. The PBBs and VOCs have not been removed, but rather are contained by a slurry wall,
cap, and groundwater extraction system.

4.1.1.7 Velsicol Chemical

This 52-acre site is located in the City of St. Louis, Gratiot County, MI, and is surrounded on
three sides by the Pine River, which drains into the Tittabawasse River, which joins the Saginaw
River near the city of Saginaw. Velsicol Chemical Corporation, previously known as the
Michigan Chemical Company, produced a variety of chemicals, including PBBs and DDT, at the
Velsicol Chemical site plant from 1936 to 1978. Velsicol completed construction of a
containment system at this site in 1985. This system consisted of a slurry wall around the entire
site and a clay cap over the site. Information regarding this site is taken from the 1988 ATSDR
preliminary health assessment, HazDat, and the 2003 EPA NPL fact sheet.

Category of Public Health Hazard: In 1988, ATSDR categorized this site as an Indeterminate
Public Health Hazard (Category 3) because exposure to PBBs through the food chain (fish and
wildlife) has occurred and may possibly be still occurring, even though fish consumption
advisory was issued. A subsequent site review and update also placed the site in this health
hazard category.

Contaminants of Concern in Completed Exposure Pathways: None identified in the 1988

health assessment. The potential exposure of concern was to PBBs bioaccumlated in fish and
wildlife. ATSDR noted that fish and river water and sediment concentrations of PBBs were
declining. Subsequent developments included deterioration of the slurry wall in 1994, admitting
water into the containment system; discovery of very high levels of DDT and metabolites in
sediment of the Pine River/St. Louis impoundment; and the migration of dense non-aqueous
phase liquids (DNAPL) from the containment area into the glacial till underlying the river
sediments. The sediment and DNAPL were in the process of being removed and treated,
according to the 2003 EPA NPL fact sheet.
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Demographics: Demographic profile, from the 2000 U.S. Census, for vulnerable populations
living within one mile of this site:

Children 6 years and younger 365

Females aged 15-44 821
Adults 65 and older 676

Public Health Outcome Data: In 1976, the Michigan Department of Public Health recruited
many Velsicol workers for a PBB health study, which placed workers and their families in a
registry to study the long-term effects of PBB exposure. The study, conducted in cooperation
with the CDC, FDA, and EPA, was in operation at the time of the 1988 health assessment.
Subsequent findings of this study included some evidence of an association between high PBB
exposure with an elevated risk of cancers of the breast and the digestive system and of
lymphomas. Because of the small number of cases, no definitive conclusions may be drawn
from these findings. In addition, higher rates of neurologic, immunologic, dermatologic, and
musculoskeletal health effects have also been observed in the registry cohort. However, no
consistent pattern of an association between these health effects and serum PBB levels have been
determined. The study results were drawn from a fact sheet of Frequently Asked Questions
about PBBs in Michigan, published by the Michigan Department of Community Health
(accessed 2006 at http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdch_PBB_FAQ_92051_7.pdf).

Conclusions: This site has contributed to the environmental burden of the IJC critical pollutant
DDT and metabolites, and also PBBs, with particular impacts on the Pine River/St. Louis
impoundment sediments and fish. According to the EPA NPL fact sheet, although PBB
concentrations are declining, DDT and metabolite concentrations in sediment are not.
Remediation is underway. In addition, dense non-aqueous phase liquids have migrated from the
site into the glacial till under the river sediments and are also being remediated.

4.1.1.8 Hedblum Industries

The Hedblum Industries site is a 10-acre parcel located in Oscoda, Iosco County, MI, 1.2 miles
west of Lake Huron. The site was leased to a series of industrial firms that manufactured parts
for the automotive industry. Waste chemicals, including an estimated 4,000 gallons of spent
trichloroethylene from a degreasing operation, were dumped in a pit near the main building. A
pipe connecting an underground storage tank for trichloroethylene leaked. A number of
residential wells in the area were found to be contaminated in 1973-1977. Most of the residents
in the area of contamination were connected to municipal water in 1978, but a number were not.
Trichloroethylene also was found in the bayou into which groundwater from the site discharges.
The bayou feeds the Au Sable River. The information regarding this site is taken from the 1989
ATSDR health assessment and the 2003 EPA NPL fact sheet for this site.

Category of Public Health Hazard: This site was categorized as an Indeterminate Public
Health Hazard (Category 3) because of the potential threat to human health from exposure to
trichloroethylene and other VOCs.
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Contaminants of Concern in Completed Exposure Pathways: None identified. No IJC

critical pollutants are associated with this site. TCE has been identified in residential well water;
eight households were estimated to have used contaminated well water at their household for an
indeterminate time before they were switched to municipal water, but data were not adequate to
measure the risks. One resident, as reported by EPA (2006), still has not switched to municipal
water, and others use well water for gardens and lawns. Exposure pathways include ingestion,
dermal contact, and inhalation of trichloroethylene volatilized from the water. As of 1990, no
VOC contaminants were detected in residential wells. The groundwater is being treated by a
system constructed in 1993. EPA reported (2006) that the potential for exposure to
trichloroethylene via subsurface vapor intrusion is being addressed.

Demographics: Demographic profile, from the 2000 U.S. Census, for vulnerable populations
living within one mile of this site:

Children 6 years and younger 135

Females aged 15-44 331
Adults 65 and older 349

Public Health Outcome Data: None reported.

Conclusions: This site has contributed to human exposure and to the environmental burden of
trichloroethylene in the past through contamination of groundwater used for household water and
discharge of contaminated groundwater into a bayou feeding the Au Sable River where
trichloroethylene, as reported by EPA (2006), was expected to volatilize. The groundwater,
however, has been under remediation since 1993 (date reported by EPA 2006). EPA has also
stated (2006) that the system has not been fully effective and will be upgraded in the near future.

4.1.1.9 Metamora Landfill

This 160-acre site, located near the village of Metamora, Lapeer County, MI, contains a 25-acre
landfill and 2 drum disposal areas, which may have contained many thousands of drums,
believed to contain primarily paint and solvents. Testing of the drum wastes revealed that they
contained VOCs, SVOCs, PAHs, and metals, at concentrations as high as 15%, and PCBs at as
much as 1,200,000 ppb. As of 1990, excavation and offsite disposal of the drums and associated
contaminated soil was underway. The information regarding this site was taken from the 1992
ATSDR public health assessment, HazDat, and the 2003 EPA NPL fact sheet for this site.

Category of Public Health Hazard: This site was categorized in the 1992 health assessment
(and in an earlier health assessment, not provided for inclusion) as an Indeterminate Public
Health Hazard (Category 3) because although no current exposures at levels of concern had been
documented, there was the potential for future exposure through groundwater use as household
water. A subsequent ATSDR site review and update concluded that the site poses No Apparent
Public Health Hazard (Category 4).
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Contaminants of Concern in Completed Exposure Pathways: None. In 1992, ATSDR was

concerned about the potential for exposure to VOCs and metals (particularly arsenic) at
concentrations that may result in adverse health effects if, in the future, the shallow groundwater
plume extends as far as private wells that tap the shallow aquifer. Although the IJC critical
pollutant PCBs was found at high concentrations in drums at the site, no further mention was
made of this pollutant in the health assessment, implying that it had not contaminated the
environment significantly. Site remediation has included the incineration of approximately
35,000 drums and 10,000 tons of soil offsite, and inclusion of minimally contaminated soil under
a landfill cap. Groundwater studies in 1997, 1999, and 2000 indicate the VOC groundwater
plume is stabilized. Therefore, monitored natural attenuation has been adopted as the remedy for
groundwater.

Demographics: Demographic profile, from the 2000 U.S. Census, for vulnerable populations
living within one mile of this site:

Children 6 years and younger 98

Females aged 15-44 205
Adults 65 and older 93

Public Health Outcome Data: Local health authorities have said that they have received no
complaints of adverse health effects that can be plausibly associated with the site. Because
ATSDR’s analysis of the potential for human exposure to site-related chemicals did not indicate
that adverse health effects were likely, no further investigation of health outcome data was
performed.

Conclusions: This site may have contributed to the environmental burden of VOCs, but it has
been remediated. As reported in the EPA fact sheet, extensive remediation of the site, including
onsite incineration of wastes and disposal of the resulting ash in the landfill, capping, vegetating,
installation of a runoff treatment system, and installation of a groundwater extraction system, has
largely eliminated releases of contaminants from the site.

4.1.1.10 Spiegelberg and Rasmussen Dump Sites

The 115-acre Spiegelberg Site and the 33-acre Rasmussen Dump are two separate sites in
Livingston County, MI, that share a common property line. They are considered together in
ATSDR health assessments. Both sites were used for the disposal of municipal and industrial
wastes. Paint wastes were disposed on the Spiegelberg Site, and drummed industrial wastes
were disposed on the Rasmussen site. Many of the drums were removed, along with
contaminated soil, in 1984. A few residences are located on the sites. Information regarding
these sites is taken from the 1989 public health assessment and the 1992 public health
assessment addendum prepared by ATSDR, and from the 2003 EPA NPL fact sheets for the
sites.

Category of Public Health Hazard: These sites were categorized as an Indeterminate Public
Health Hazard (Category 3) in 1989 because of the potential threat to human health from
exposure to contaminants at levels that may result in adverse health effects and incomplete
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monitoring data. In the 1992 health assessment, the sites were categorized as Public Health
Hazard (Category 2) because of the threat of exposure to contaminated groundwater that was
likely to occur unless the remedial actions indicated for this site were carried out.

Contaminants of Concern in Completed Exposure Pathways: None. In 1989, chemicals of

concern in potential exposure pathways included the IJC critical pollutants PCBs (groundwater
and soil) and lead (groundwater and soil). Other contaminants of concern in potential exposure
pathways were VOCs, including vinyl chloride and methylene chloride, in groundwater. In
1992, additional testing results were found to support the findings from the 1989 health
assessment. Subsequent remedial actions included the removal of additional drums and
contaminated soil, with disposal offsite, installation of a landfill cap, and installation of
groundwater treatment. These actions have been found to be protective of public health and the
environment.

Demographics: Demographic profile, from the 2000 U.S. Census, for vulnerable populations
living within one mile of these sites:

Spiegelberg Rasmussen
Children 6 years and younger 119 59
Females aged 15-44 223 121
Adults 65 years and older 73 54

Public Health Outcome Data: Health outcome data were not evaluated because of a lack of
community health concerns and of evidence that humans had not been significantly exposed to
site-related contaminants.

Conclusions: This site may have contributed to the environmental burden of the IJC critical
pollutant PCBs and lead, as well as other contaminants including VOCs, in the past.
Remediation of these sites, including removal of much of the contamination, groundwater
treatment, and ongoing monitoring make it unlikely that there will be further releases of
contaminants or exposure of human populations.

4.1.1.11 Shiawassee River

The Shiawassee River site, Livingston County, MI was contaminated by the Cast Forge
Company, which discharged wastewater contaminated by hydraulic fluids containing PCBs into
the South Branch of the Shiawassee River from 1969 to 1973. From 1973 to 1977, waster was
discharged into a 400,000 gallon lagoon onsite. Discharges and overflows from this lagoon
contaminated nearby wetlands and the Shiawassee River. Starting in 1982, the company
removed the lagoon, cleaned up the PCB-contaminated soil and sediment from its property, and
provided funds for restoration of the river. Dredging of the South Branch began in 1982, but
only the first mile downstream from the plant was treated, removing approximately 2,600 pounds
of PCBs. Both the company property and the river were still contaminated as of the ATSDR
1989 health assessment, from which information on this site is taken. Additional more recent
information is taken from HazDat and the 2003 EPA NPL fact sheet for this site.
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Category of Public Health Hazard: In the 1989 health assessment, this site was categorized as
an Indeterminate Public Health Hazard (Category 3) because of the risk to human health that
could result from potential exposure to PCBs at levels that may result in adverse health effects.
A subsequent ATSDR site review and update concluded that the site is a Public Health Hazard
(Category 2).

Contaminants of Concern in Completed Exposure Pathways: Not identified. The concern

was for potential exposure pathways including direct contact with PCB-contaminated river
sediments or by eating PCB-contaminated fish or wildlife. PCB levels in fish tissue downstream
from Cast Forge were very high; advisories against consumptions of fish from the contaminated
zone were issued in 1979. The NPL fact sheet reports that remediation of the flood plan and
contaminated areas near Cast Forge to 10 ppm PCBs, and of the river to 5 ppm PCBs for the first
mile only, was occurring with an expected completion date of fall 2003.

Demographics: Demographic profile, from the 2000 U.S. Census, for vulnerable populations
living within one mile of this site:

Children 6 years and younger 397

Females aged 15-44 885
Adults 65 and older 615

Public Health Outcome Data: None reported.

Conclusions: This Cast Forge Company’s releases of PCBs to the Shiawassee River greatly
contributed to the environmental burden of the IJC critical pollutant PCBs. Remediation of the
company property, floodplain, and first mile of the river will mitigate, but not eliminate, the
contamination.

4.1.1.12 Dow Chemical Co., Michigan Division, Midland Location

The Dow Chemical Company plant in the city of Midland, Midland County, MI was the subject
of an ATSDR health consultation that was triggered by community concerns regarding high
levels of PCDDs in soil in Midland and in fish in the nearby Tittabawassee River downstream of
Midland. The Dow plant encompasses approximately 1,900 acres on the southern perimeter of
the city. The Tittabawassee River forms the southern boundary of the plant site and flows
southeast to join with the Saginaw River in the vicinity of the city of Saginaw. EPA reported
(2006) that in the late 1800s, the Dow plant began production of chlorine from brine using an
electrolytic cell process. PCDDs, PCDFs, and octachlorostyrene are known to be by products of
the electrolytic cell process. A variety of chemicals have been produced at this Dow plant,
including Agent Orange [which contains 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T)], and 2,4,5-
trichlorophenol. PCDDs and PCDFs are known to be impurities in some chlorinated phenolic
chemicals, such as 2,4,5-trichlorophenol and 2,4,5-T. Chlorophenol production started in 1915.
Wastes generated from this process were initially transferred to 600 acres of onsite waste ponds.
During high flow periods in the early 1900s, wastes from these ponds were intentionally released
to the Tittabawassee River. Some site waste has been and is taken by truck from the Dow plant
to local landfills. Since that time, Dow has operated its own wastewater treatment plant onsite,
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but a significant flood in 1986 overwhelmed the wastewater treatment plant and flooded areas of
the plant where soils were contaminated with PCDDs. The runoff and untreated or partially
treated chemical wastes entered the Tittabawassee River. Two incinerators are used for
treatment of liquid and solid hazardous and non-hazardous wastes generated from manufacturing
at the plant. Incineration of chlorine-containing wastes also produces PCDDs and PCDFs.
Information regarding this site is taken from the 2002 health consultation prepared by ATSDR.
This health consultation focused on contamination of Midland soil. A separate health
consultation was prepared regarding contamination in the Tittabawassee River floodplain near
the city of Saginaw, in Saginaw County (see Section 4.1.1.13).

Category of Public Health Hazard: This site was categorized as an Indeterminate Public
Health Hazard (Category 3) because the data necessary to determine if dioxin contaminated soil
in the Midland area poses a public health risk are not available. However, EPA reported (2006)
that the Michigan Department of Public Health and the EPA had concluded that dioxin
contamination (as PCDD and PCDF) found in some Midland residential soils, and in fish
presented an unacceptable public health risk.

Contaminants of Concern in Completed Exposure Pathways: Not identified. The IJC

critical pollutants PCDDs and PCDFs were found at very high concentrations (expressed as total
toxic equivalent, TEQ) concentrations in soil at the Dow plant. The residential areas to the
northeast are expected to have the highest impact from historical incinerator emissions, but no
data are available concerning dioxin concentrations in these areas of Midland. Most of the TEQ
concentration data for the community fall within the range (>50 but <1000 ppt TEQs) that
triggers additional ATSDR evaluation, including consideration of background and bioavailability
data in order to evaluate the incremental contribution of soil exposure; this information was not
available. EPA also reported that an initial investigation for other contaminants besides PCDDs
and PCDFs is expected to be completed in 2007.

Demographics: Residential neighborhoods are located in close proximity to the northeast

perimeter of the Dow plant and within a quarter of a mile from a soil sampling site where total
TEQs were above the ATSDR action level of 1,000 ppt.

Public Health Outcome Data:

• EPA reported (2006) that mortality rates from soft and connective tissue cancers among
white females from Midland County were confirmed to be 3.8 and 4.0 times the national
average for the periods of 1960 – 1969 and 1970 – 1978, respectively. While the
statistically significant excess cancer rates may have occurred by chance alone, it was
believed unlikely suggesting that some other exposure factor was involved.

• An analysis of cancer incidence data for zip codes 48640 (southwest area of Midland
including the Dow plant site) and 48642 (area northeast of the Dow plant) as compared
with Midland County, Bay County, and the state of Michigan showed no elevated
incidences of specific cancer types in these two zip code areas. There was a higher-than-
expected incidence of all cancers combined in 48640 (but not 48642) as compared with
Midland County, Bay County, and the state of Michigan for individual years 1994
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through 1998 and all years combined. A higher-than-expected incidence of all cancers
combined was seen in this zip code area upwind and including the site, but not the zip
code area downwind of the site, which was considered more highly contaminated with
PCDDs and PCDFs from the Dow Chemical Company’s onsite incineration of chemical
wastes. The interpretation of this data is not easily ascertained. Age-adjusted incidence
rates for thyroid cancer in the two zip code areas were also computed and were
considered statistically unreliable. This was documented in a table from the Michigan
Department of Community Health (June 5, 2001) without numeric values being shown to
justify this conclusion.

• A Dow Cohort mortality study of workers in the Midland plant compared 2,187 male
employees who worked at any time between 1940 and 1983 in areas of the plant where
there was potential exposure to dioxin, with exposure classified on the basis of job
history. Causes of death were compared to those of the U.S. population and an internal
“unexposed” group of employees. Rates for all causes of death were lower in the
exposed cohort than in the U.S. population, likely due to the healthy worker effect
(workers being healthy or they would not be working). However, there was a slightly
higher rate for some cancers when the workers were compared to a group of unexposed
employees. The relevance of this study to the non-Dow-employee residents of the
community was considered questionable since the exposure situation is probably very
different for workers as compared to the area residents.

• An analysis of birth defects data for 1992 through 1996 from the Michigan Birth Defects
Registry did not show any consistent pattern of excesses in any particular category or for
birth defects overall for Midland County (about 1,000 births/year). No excess was seen
for types of birth defects, such as anecephaly, spina bifida, and cleft lip, which had been
reported as related to dioxin exposure.

• In addition, EPA reported (2006) that the Michigan Department of Public Health
Evaluations of Congenital Malformation Rates and Soft and Connective Tissue Cancer
Mortality Rates determined higher than expected birth defects and cancer in Midland
(Michigan Department of Public Health, 1983). Specifically, data from birth and fetal
death records showed significantly higher rates in Midland County for four anomalies,
when the number of these anomalies were contrasted to those documented for the entire
State of Michigan. The data was for grouped years from 1970 to 1975. The defects
included cleft lip with or without cleft palate, cleft palate without cleft lip, hypospadias,
and hip dislocation without CNS defects.

Conclusions: This site has contributed to the environmental burden of the IJC critical pollutants
PCDDs and PCDFs. Whether residents of the community near the plant experienced a level of
exposure sufficient to be considered a public health risk could not be determined. This was due
to the lack of soil monitoring in areas where exposure could have occurred and the lack of
bioavailability data to evaluate incremental contribution of soil exposure. However, EPA
reported (2006) that the agency had collected sufficient soil and fish data in the 1980s to
conclude that a public health risk did exist from consumption of fish. Fish consumption
advisories were subsequently established for PCDDs and PCDFs.
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4.1.1.13 Tittabawassee River

The Dow Chemical Company plant in the city of Midland, Midland County, MI was the subject
of an ATSDR health consultation that was triggered by community concerns regarding high
levels of PCDDs in soil in the city of Midland and in fish in the nearby Tittabawassee River
downstream of Midland. An additional concern arose when sampling of the Tittabawassee
floodplain near the confluence of the Tittabawassee and Saginaw Rivers revealed high levels of
dioxin contamination. The soil contamination issue was considered in the ATSDR health
consultation on the Dow Chemical Co. site, presented in Section 4.1.1.12, which provides a
description of the plant location and releases to the environment. The issue of contamination of
the floodplain of the Tittabawassee River is considered in a separate 2002 ATSDR health
consultation, summarized below. The Tittabawassee floodplain area that is potentially of
concern extends from the City of Midland in Midland County to the City of Saginaw in Saginaw
County. The sampling sites were within Saginaw County.

Category of Public Health Hazard: This site was categorized as an Indeterminate Public
Health Hazard (Category 3) because of the potential threat to human health from exposure to
PCDDs and PCDFs and the lack of monitoring data for the residential area. Initial findings of a
University of Michigan study, as reported by EPA (2006), are suggestive of an exposure-related
elevated blood levels for dioxin in residents consuming fish from the area and in those
participating in the area’s recreational activities (see Public Health Outcome data).

Contaminants of Concern in Completed Exposure Pathways: Elevated dioxin TEQs (as high
as 7,261 ppt, includes PCDDs and PCDFs) were found in soil samples from a floodplain area
near the confluence of the Tittabawassee and Saginaw Rivers in Saginaw County, analyzed as
part of a wetland mitigation project, and in other floodplain areas (golf course, wildlife refuge)
upstream from the mitigation site. These levels were considered to be high enough to pose an
urgent public health hazard if people were routinely exposed to soil at these locations, but
ATSDR concluded that the level of exposure on these properties is not known, and was
concerned regarding the lack of sampling on nearby residential properties. The only known
source of dioxin contamination was the Dow Chemical Company plant upstream at Midland.
ATSDR concluded that the contamination likely resulted from deposition of contaminated river
sediments in the Tittabawassee River floodplain. As discussed in Section 4.1.1.12, fish in the
Tittabawassee River below the city of Midland have elevated levels of PCDDs and PCBs. Based
on the floodplain soil data together with the fish data, ATSDR concluded that dioxin
contamination may be widespread throughout the Tittabawassee River watershed below
Midland, but data were lacking on possible exposures. EPA reported (2006) that fish
contamination by PCDDs and PCDFs, which have resulted in fish consumption advisories,
represented a potential completed exposure pathway for residents of the area. EPA also reported
that subsequent sampling found dioxin TEQs as high as 41,000 ppt within the first six miles
downstream of the Dow plant. In addition, an initial investigation for other contaminants besides
PCDDs and PCDFs is expected to be completed by 2007.

Demographics: Twelve homes are located adjacent to the river less than half a mile upstream
from the mitigation site where very high TEQs were detected. Numerous other residential
properties are located within the floodplain upstream of the wetland mitigation site.
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Public Health Outcome Data: EPA reported (2006) that, in 2006, the University of Michigan
conducted a dioxin exposure study which was funded by Dow. EPA further reported some of the
key initial findings of the study as:

• Residents living in regions expected to have dioxin contamination (Midland/Saginaw) have

higher concentrations of dioxins in their blood than do residents in a control area without
dioxin contamination.

• Residents in areas with higher levels of dioxins in soil have a higher TEQ (total dioxin-like
activity) in their blood.

• Populations consuming fish from the Tittabawassee River, Saginaw River, and Saginaw Bay
waterways have higher concentrations of dioxins in their blood than people who do not eat
fish from these waterways.

• Populations participating in recreational activities in the Tittabawassee River, Saginaw River,

and Saginaw Bay have higher concentrations of dioxins in their blood than persons who do
not participate.

Conclusions: This site is contaminated with the IJC critical pollutants PCDDs and PCDFs,
probably from releases from the Dow Chemical Company plant upstream at Midland, Midland
County. The dioxin contamination, as reported by EPA (2006), is widespread throughout the
Tittabawassee River watershed below Midland, but initial data were lacking on possible
exposures. More recently (2006), EPA reported the availability of analytical sampling data
combined with information on human activities in the watershed areas which indicate that
statistically significant exposures to dioxin could be occurring, especially within populations
who consume significant quantities of locally harvested fish and/or wild game. In addition, a
wild game study for the flood plain of the Tittabawassee River downstream of Midland was
conducted by Dow in 2004. State of Michigan health assessors have reviewed the wild game
data and found that levels of dioxins in the wild game harvested in the floodplain for the study
were up to 7 times higher than samples taken upstream of Midland in deer muscle meat, 118
times higher in deer liver, 66 times higher in turkey, and 40 times higher in squirrel. The
assessors concluded that eating contaminated deer, turkey, or squirrel containing dioxin, at the
levels found in the Dow wild game study, could result in adverse health effects.

4.1.1.14 Lufkin Rule

The 14-acre Lufkin Rule property is a large abandoned industrial property in a mostly residential
area of Saginaw, Saginaw County MI. After being sold, the property was rented out to a large
number of tenants. In 1994, a dry cleaning establishment on the property burned, and the
remnants were later demolished. Since that time, the entire property has been vacant. Drums of
dry-cleaning solvents, transformers, capacitors, and other electrical equipment containing PCBs
were found on the property. Some of the equipment had been scavenged, and the PCB-
containing oil spilled on the ground. The PCB-containing oil and soil, drummed solvents, and
other waste materials were removed in 1995 for disposal at an approved facility. Information
regarding this site is taken from the ATSDR 1997 health consultation.
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Category of Public Health Hazard: This site was categorized as a Public Health Hazard
(Category 2) because of the physical hazards in the abandoned and decrepit buildings on the
property, and contaminants in soil that would soil pose health hazards to anyone working on the
property for long periods. The site is not secured from trespassers, and there is evidence of
extensive trespassing.

Contaminants of Concern in Completed Exposure Pathways: None identified. There are hot
spots of soil contamination with the IJC critical pollutant PCBs and also of bis(2-
3ethylhexyl)phthalate that could pose health hazards through inadvertent ingestion to anyone
working in those areas for long periods or visiting those areas daily over a long period of time,
but this exposure scenario was considered unlikely. Levels of the IJC critical pollutants B(a)P
and lead in soil and storm sewer sediment exceeded health based screening values, but were
within ranges typically found in urban areas. Groundwater was contaminated with
trichloroethylene, but is not used as a drinking water source. Levels of trichloroethylene and
other VOCs in storm sewer water were above drinking water standards, and indicate release from
the site through runoff.

Demographics: Not reported, but the site is located in a residential area.

Public Health Outcome Data: None reported.

Conclusions: This site may have contributed to the environmental burden of the IJC critical
pollutant PCBs, and also of VOCs, but the extent of onsite contamination is limited.

4.1.1.15 Laingsburg

The Laingsburg property is a former gasoline and automotive service station located in the city
of Laingsburg, Shiawassee County, MI, which stopped operations in 1984, and since then, has
been used for automotive repair and body shop work. In 2000, a health consultation was
performed by ATSDR as part of a Brownfields project; that document is the source of
information regarding this site. Records indicate that there may have been three underground
fuel storage tanks on the property, and there is no clear indication that the tanks were removed
from the property.

Category of Public Health Hazard: This site was categorized as an Indeterminate Public
Health Hazard (Category 3) because of the potential threat to human health from exposure to
contaminants and the lack of adequate monitoring data.

Contaminants of Concern in Completed Exposure Pathways: Not reported. Access to the

site was denied, so no onsite monitoring data are available. Subsurface soil sampled around the
perimeter of the site contained trimethylbenzene and xylenes above screening values for
industrial or commercial use. Shallow groundwater at the site perimeter was similarly
contaminated had a floating oily layer liquid (one monitoring well) containing trimethylbenzenes
and other VOCs. Concentrations exceeded drinking water standards or screening levels. The
contamination was consistent with gasoline leaking from the underground storage tanks.
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Demographics: Not reported, but there are eight private wells within 0.2 miles of the site, and
Laingsburg has no municipal water system; residents use individual private wells.

Public Health Outcome Data: None reported.

Conclusions: This site may be releasing gasoline from underground storage tanks, but access to
the site was denied and the available monitoring data are inadequate to assess the potential threat
to public health.

4.1.2 TRI Data for the Saginaw River and Bay AOC

The TRI onsite chemical releases for the 21 counties (combined) that are relevant to this AOC
are summarized in Table 4.1-C. Total onsite releases for the 21 counties in 2001 were 7,831,200
pounds, the majority of which were released to air, followed by releases to soil. Considerably
less was released to surface water.

The IJC critical pollutants accounted for 92,142 pounds or 1.2% of the total onsite releases. The
IJC critical pollutants released were PCDDs and PCDFs (primarily to land), lead and lead
compounds (primarily to land); and mercury and mercury compounds (primarily to air and land).
The facilities that released these pollutants are listed in Table 4.1-D. PCDDs (and PCDFs) were
the focus of ATSDR health consultations for soil contamination by the Dow Chemical Co. in the
city of Midland, Midland County, MI (Section 4.1.1.10) and for contamination of the
Tittabawassee River Flood Plain south of Midland (Section 4.1.1.11). The major TRI releases of
these chemicals in the counties relevant to the Saginaw River and Bay AOC were in Midland
County, by the Dow Chemical Company (1,618 pounds total onsite releases, primarily to land).
Much smaller amounts were reported released by other facilities in Bay County and Saginaw
County.

The major releases (≥ 500,000 pounds) of non-IJC chemicals were of hydrochloric acid aerosols
to air and barium compounds (primarily to land). Other non-IJC chemicals released in
substantial onsite quantities (300,000-499,999 pounds) were toluene (primarily to air); and
barium compounds, manganese compounds, and zinc compounds (primarily to land); and
ammonia (to air, water and land).

Looking at total onsite releases of all chemicals combined, the counties with the highest reported
releases, 500,000-1,000,000 pounds, were Midland and Saginaw Counties. Counties with total
onsite releases of 250,000-499,999 pounds were Bay, Genesee, and Huron counties. Counties in
the range of 100,000-249,000 pounds total onsite releases were Montcalm, Osceola, and Sanilac.
Counties in the range of 10,000-99,000 pounds total onsite releases were Gratiot, Isabella,
Lapeer, Livingston, Mecosta, Ogemaw, Shiawassee, and Tuscola. Counties in the range of 0-
9,999 pounds total onsite releases were Arenac, Clare, Gladwin, Iosco, and Roscommon.

4.1.3 NPDES Data for the Saginaw River and Bay AOC

The NPDES permitted discharges for the counties that encompass and surround the Saginaw
River and Bay AOC are summarized in Table 4.1-E. The total average annual permitted
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discharges in 2004 were 3,973,206 pounds, the majority of which was ammonia nitrogen, and
also phosphorus.

The IJC critical pollutants PCBs (0.004 pounds), DDT (0.00007 pounds), lead (84 pounds), and
mercury (2 pounds) were permitted to be discharged. Facilities permitted to release these
pollutants are listed in Table 4.1-F.

4.1.4 County Demographics and Health Status Data for the Saginaw River
and Bay AOC

The demographic profiles, from the 2000 U.S. Census, for vulnerable populations living in the
21 counties of this AOC are shown in Table 4.1-G.

According to the 2000 HRSA community health status reports, health status indicators that
compared unfavorably with those of the U.S. and also with the median of the peer counties for
the 21 counties of this AOC were as shown in Table 4.1-G.

4.1.5 Summary and Conclusions for the Saginaw River and Bay AOC

4.1.5.1 Hazardous Waste Sites

Sixteen sites in the counties relevant to the Saginaw River and Bay AOC have been categorized
by ATSDR in health hazard categories 1-3 at some time in their assessment history. Several of
these sites have completed exposure pathways to the IJC critical pollutants PCDDs, PCDFs,
PCBs, and/or DDT and metabolites and/or released these pollutants into the rivers that ultimately
feed the Saginaw River. Sites that have not yet been completely remediated and may be
continuing to serve as a source of exposure are:

• Bay City Middlegrounds (Section 4.1.1.1)

• Velsicol Chemical Corp. (Section 4.1.1.7)
• Shiawassee River (Section 4.1.1.11)
• Dow Chemical Co., Midland Location (Section 4.1.1.12)
• Tittabawassee River (Section 4.1.1.13) – lack of data on possible exposures.
• Laingsburg (Section 4.1.1.5) – Possible release of gasoline from underground
storage tanks.

A pathway of major concern for these chemicals is bioaccumulation through the food chain into
fish that are ingested by humans. Incidental ingestion, direct dermal contact, and inhalation of
soil and dust from PCDD- and PCDF-contaminated soil also were of concern.

Public health outcome data, available for four of the sites, generally did not indicate unusual
rates of health conditions, or consisted of occupational data, which were considered of
questionable relevance to the general population. An analysis of cancer incidence data for the
Dow Chemical Co. site found no elevated incidences of specific cancer types in the two zip code
areas studied, as compared with county and state. A higher-than-expected incidence of all
cancers combined was seen in the zip code area upwind and including the site, but not the zip
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code area downwind of the site, which was considered more highly contaminated with PCDDs
and PCDFs from the Dow Chemical Company’s onsite incineration of chemical wastes. ATSDR
considered that interpretation of these data as problematic. The dioxin contamination may be
widespread throughout the Tittabawassee River watershed below Midland, but data were lacking
on possible exposures.

Issues for Follow-Up

The sites listed as still possibly contributing to environmental contamination and human
exposure may need follow-up to determine whether the potential hazards have been mitigated.
Additional monitoring data and other data also were needed to more fully assess the hazard.

4.1.5.2 TRI Data

Onsite TRI releases in the 21 counties (combined) of the Saginaw River and Bay AOC totaled
7,831,200 pounds, the majority of which were released to air, followed by releases to soil.
Considerably less was released to surface water.

The highest release counties, Midland and Saginaw Counties, accounted for 10.5 and 12.3%,
respectively, of the total onsite releases. The lowest release counties, Arenac, Gladwin, and
Roscommon, had zero reported releases.

The IJC critical pollutants accounted for 92,142 pounds or 1.2% of the total onsite releases. The
IJC critical pollutants released were PCDDs and PCDFs (primarily to land); lead and lead
compounds (primarily to land); and mercury and mercury compounds (primarily to air and land).

The major releases (≥ 500,000 pounds) of non-IJC chemicals were of hydrochloric acid aerosols,
xylenes, certain glycol ethers, n-butyl alcohol, and toluene (primarily to air); and nickel
compounds, selenium, and arsenic compounds (primarily to land).

4.1.5.3 NPDES Data

The NPDES permitted discharges for the counties that encompass and surround the Saginaw
River and Bay AOC are summarized in Table 4.1-E. The total average annual permitted
discharges in 2004 were 3,973,206 pounds, the majority of which was ammonia nitrogen, and
also phosphorus.

The IJC critical pollutants PCBs (0.004 pounds), DDT (0.00007 pounds), lead (84 pounds), and
mercury (2 pounds) were permitted to be discharged. Facilities permitted to release these
pollutants are listed in Table 4.1-F.

4.1.5.4 County Demographics and Health Status Indicators

According to the 2000 HRSA community health status reports, health status indicators that
compared unfavorably with those of the U.S. and also with the median of the peer counties for
the 21 counties of this AOC were as shown in Table 4.1-G.
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The health status indicators that compared unfavorably with the comparison populations
included 1) infant mortality rates in Arenac, Bay, Genesee, Gladwin, Gratiot, Huron, Mecosta,
Midland, Montcalm, Roscommon, Saginaw, and Tuscola counties; 2) birth measures such, as
low birth weight, in Arenac, Clare, Genesee, Gladwin, Huron, Iosco, Isabella, Mecosta,
Montcalm, Ogemaw, Osceola, Roscommon, Saginaw, and Sanilac counties; and 3) deaths from
breast cancer in Arenac, Genesee, Gladwin, Gratiot, Huron, Iosco, Livingston, Midland,
Ogemaw, Roscommon, and Tuscola counties; 4) deaths from colon cancer in Bay, Clare,
Genesee, Huron, Iosco, Lapeer, Livingston, Mecosta, Midland, Ogemaw, Saginaw, Shiawassee,
and Tuscola counties: 5) deaths from coronary heart disease in Arenac, Bay, Clare, Genesee,
Gladwin, Gratiot, Huron, Iosco, Isabella, Lapeer, Mecosta, Midland, Ogemaw, Osceola,
Roscommon, Saginaw, Sanilac, and Tuscola counties; 6) deaths from lung cancer in Clare,
Genesee, Gladwin, Iosco, Lapeer, Montcalm, Osceola, and Roscommon counties; and 7) deaths
from stroke in Gratiot, Huron, Iosco, Isabella, Lapeer, Ogemaw, Roscommon, Saginaw, Sanilac,
and Shiawassee counties.

Some counties had health indicator rates that exceeded the upper end of the peer county range
and these included: 1) black infant mortality and post-neonatal mortality in Genesee county; 2)
post-neonatal infant mortality in Arenac county: 3) infant, white, and neonatal mortality in
Tuscola county; 4) breast cancer deaths in Arenac, Iosco, and Tuscola counties; 5) coronary heart
disease deaths in Bay, Gratiot, Iosco, and Sanilac counties; and 6) stroke deaths in Huron county.

There is considerably variation across counties of the Saginaw River and Bay AOC in vulnerable
population demographics and in the pattern of health indicators that compared unfavorably with
U.S. indicators and with the peer counties’ indicators. The two counties with the highest
vulnerable population demographics, Genesee and Saginaw, also had the greatest number of
unfavorable health status indicators.

Saginaw Bay region counties that are upwind of the industrial facilities have a higher rate of
health problems than those residing downwind as reported by EPA (June 2004). Although this
may seem counter intuitive, EPA believes it is because exposure to contaminants is by fish
consumption. Residents living upstream fish more than those living downstream.
Socioeconomic status in the form of income may be a factor. Residents in the lower income
group reside upstream and tend to fish more.

4.1.5.5 Beneficial Use Impairment (BUIs)

Of the three health-related BUIs, restrictions on fish and wildlife consumption and drinking
water and beach closings were all listed as impaired at this AOC site. Further information is
available at the EPA web site (http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/aoc/).
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Table 4.1-B Waste Site Contaminants that Exceeded Health-Based Screening Values
Saginaw River and Bay AOC

Number of Records
IJC
Tracking Human
CAS No. Chemical Name Number Air Biota Material Other Media Soil Water Total
011097-69-1 AROCLOR 1254 1 4 4
011096-82-5 AROCLOR 1260 1 4 4
001336-36-3 POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS 1 15 4 31 9 59
2,3,7,8-TETRACHLORODIBENZO-
001746-01-6 P-DIOXIN 2 3 3 6
000050-32-8 BENZO(A)PYRENE 4 12 3 15
000072-54-8 DDD, P,P'- 5 1 6 3 10
000072-55-9 DDE, P,P'- 5 2 3 1 6
000050-29-3 DDT, P,P'- 5 6 1 7 2 16
000309-00-2 ALDRIN 6 4 4 8
000060-57-1 DIELDRIN 6 2 5 3 10
007439-92-1 LEAD 8 2 24 12 38
007439-97-6 MERCURY 9 2 10 3 15
000118-74-1 HEXACHLOROBENZENE 11 1 2 3 6
Total IJC 0 31 0 8 115 43 197
000071-55-6 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE 1 2 11 8 22
000079-34-5 1,1,2,2-TETRACHLOROETHANE 1 1 2
000079-00-5 1,1,2-TRICHLOROETHANE 1 4 7 12
000075-34-3 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE 1 1 6 17 25
000075-35-4 1,1-DICHLOROETHENE 1 1 7 9
000634-66-2 1,2,3,4-TETRACHLOROBENZENE 2 2 4
000087-61-6 1,2,3-TRICHLOROBENZENE 2 2
000120-82-1 1,2,4-TRICHLOROBENZENE 5 4 9
000095-63-6 1,2,4-TRIMETHYLBENZENE 1 1 1 3
000107-06-2 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE 1 1 4 9 15
000156-59-2 1,2-DICHLOROETHENE, CIS- 4 4
000156-60-5 1,2-DICHLOROETHENE, TRANS- 1 5 11 17
000540-59-0 1,2-DICHLOROETHYLENE 8 12 20
000078-87-5 1,2-DICHLOROPROPANE 1 1
000108-67-8 1,3,5-TRIMETHYLBENZENE 1 1 1 1 4
000106-99-0 1,3-BUTADIENE 1 1
000541-73-1 1,3-DICHLOROBENZENE 1 1 4 6
010061-02-6 1,3-DICHLOROPROPENE, TRANS- 1 1 1 1 4
000106-46-7 1,4-DICHLOROBENZENE 1 1 7 8 17
000105-67-9 2,4-DIMETHYLPHENOL 2 2
000078-93-3 2-BUTANONE 6 4 10
000591-78-6 2-HEXANONE 1 1
000091-57-6 2-METHYLNAPHTHALENE 1 12 3 16
000100-02-7 4-NITROPHENOL 1 1
000083-32-9 ACENAPHTHENE 4 4
000208-96-8 ACENAPHTHYLENE 3 3
000067-64-1 ACETONE 3 2 5
007429-90-5 ALUMINUM 1 1 2
000120-12-7 ANTHRACENE 6 6
007440-36-0 ANTIMONY 9 2 11
007440-38-2 ARSENIC 14 12 26
001332-21-4 ASBESTOS 1 1
007440-39-3 BARIUM 13 13 26
000071-43-2 BENZENE 2 1 9 19 31
000092-87-5 BENZIDINE 2 2
000056-55-3 BENZO(A)ANTHRACENE 12 2 14
000203-33-8 BENZO(A)FLUORANTHENE 2 2
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Number of Records
IJC
Tracking Human
CAS No. Chemical Name Number Air Biota Material Other Media Soil Water Total
000205-99-2 BENZO(B)FLUORANTHENE 11 2 13
000191-24-2 BENZO(GHI)PERYLENE 12 1 13
000207-08-9 BENZO(K)FLUORANTHENE 10 3 13
000065-85-0 BENZOIC ACID 2 2
007440-41-7 BERYLLIUM 13 4 17
000075-27-4 BROMODICHLOROMETHANE 1 1 3 5
000074-83-9 BROMOMETHANE 1 1 2
000085-68-7 BUTYL BENZYL PHTHALATE 7 3 10
007440-43-9 CADMIUM 2 9 4 15
000086-74-8 CARBAZOLE 10 2 12
000075-15-0 CARBON DISULFIDE 1 1
000056-23-5 CARBON TETRACHLORIDE 2 4 6
000057-74-9 CHLORDANE 1 1 2
016887-00-6 CHLORIDE 1 1
CHLORINATED DIOXINS,
HZ0400-01-T UNSPECIFIED 6 6
000108-90-7 CHLOROBENZENE 3 1 12 7 23
000124-48-1 CHLORODIBROMOMETHANE 1 1
000075-00-3 CHLOROETHANE 1 7 8
000067-66-3 CHLOROFORM 2 1 5 7 15
000074-87-3 CHLOROMETHANE 1 1 1 2 5
007440-47-3 CHROMIUM 2 15 11 28
000218-01-9 CHRYSENE 12 4 16
005103-71-9 CIS-CHLORDANE 3 3
007440-48-4 COBALT 14 3 17
007440-50-8 COPPER 2 15 6 23
000095-48-7 CRESOL, ORTHO- 1 2 3
000106-44-5 CRESOL, PARA- 5 5 10
000098-82-8 CUMENE 1 1
000057-12-5 CYANIDE 5 5
000117-81-7 DI(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE 8 5 13
000053-70-3 DIBENZO(A,H)ANTHRACENE 5 1 6
025321-22-6 DICHLOROBENZENE 2 2
001300-21-6 DICHLOROETHANE 1 1
000084-66-2 DIETHYL PHTHALATE 1 1
DIMETHYLAMINOETHYL
000107-99-3 CHLORIDE 1 1
000084-74-2 DI-N-BUTYL PHTHALATE 5 2 7
000117-84-0 DI-N-OCTYL PHTHALATE 5 2 7
HZ0400-05-T DIOXINS N.O.S. 3 1 4
HZ0400-04-T DIOXINS/FURANS, UNSPECIFIED 2 2
001031-07-8 ENDOSULFAN SULFATE 2 2
000959-98-8 ENDOSULFAN, ALPHA 1 1
033213-65-9 ENDOSULFAN, BETA 1 1
000072-20-8 ENDRIN 2 2
007421-93-4 ENDRIN ALDEHYDE 4 4
053494-70-5 ENDRIN KETONE 3 3
000100-41-4 ETHYLBENZENE 3 12 12 27
000206-44-0 FLUORANTHENE 7 1 8
000086-73-7 FLUORENE 4 4
HZ0500-03-T FURANS, UNSPECIFIED 2 6 8
HZ0900-02-T HEAVY METALS, UNSPECIFIED 6 6
000076-44-8 HEPTACHLOR 3 2 5
001024-57-3 HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE 1 5 2 8
000087-82-1 HEXABROMOBENZENE 1 3 4
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Number of Records
IJC
Tracking Human
CAS No. Chemical Name Number Air Biota Material Other Media Soil Water Total
000087-68-3 HEXACHLOROBUTADIENE 2 2 4
HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE,
000319-84-6 ALPHA- 3 2 5
HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE,
000319-85-7 BETA- 1 1
HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE,
000319-86-8 DELTA- 6 3 9
HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE,
000058-89-9 GAMMA- 6 2 8
HZ1000-01-T HYDROCARBONS, UNSPECIFIED 4 5 1 10
000193-39-5 INDENO(1,2,3-CD)PYRENE 12 1 13
HZ0900-18-T INORGANICS, N.O.S. 1 1
007439-89-6 IRON 1 2 3
007439-95-4 MAGNESIUM 1 1
001309-42-8 MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE 1 1
001309-48-4 MAGNESIUM OXIDE 1 1
007439-96-5 MANGANESE 14 11 25
HZ0900-01-T METALS N.O.S. 3 1 1 5
000072-43-5 METHOXYCHLOR 3 3
000108-10-1 METHYL ISOBUTYL KETONE 1 1 2
000075-09-2 METHYLENE CHLORIDE 4 1 10 12 27
000091-20-3 NAPHTHALENE 1 15 8 24
007440-02-0 NICKEL 11 8 19
000103-65-1 N-PROPYL BENZENE 1 1 1 3
029082-74-4 OCTACHLOROSTYRENE 1 1
HZ0600-01-T OIL/GREASE, UNSPECIFIED 1 1
027858-07-7 PBB'S (OCTOBROMOMIXTURE) 4 1 8 7 20
000059-50-7 P-CHLORO-M-CRESOL 1 3 4
000087-86-5 PENTACHLOROPHENOL 3 3
HZ1200-01-T PESTICIDES N.O.S. 1 2 1 4
000085-01-8 PHENANTHRENE 12 4 16
000108-95-2 PHENOL 2 4 6
064743-03-9 PHENOLICS 1 1
067774-32-7 POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS 3 1 3 4 11
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC
130498-29-2 HYDROCARBONS 1 1 2
000129-00-0 PYRENE 7 1 8
007782-49-2 SELENIUM 3 3
SEMIVOLATILE ORGANIC
HZ1900-02-T COMPOUNDS N.O.S. 1 1 2 4
007440-22-4 SILVER 3 3
000100-42-5 STYRENE 6 3 9
014808-79-8 SULFATE 1 1
HZ0400-03-T TCDD EQUIVALENTS 2 5 7 14
000127-18-4 TETRACHLOROETHYLENE 2 2 14 12 30
000109-99-9 TETRAHYDROFURAN 4 4
007440-28-0 THALLIUM 4 1 5
000108-88-3 TOLUENE 3 1 14 11 29
005103-74-2 TRANS-CHLORDANE 6 2 8
025323-89-1 TRICHLOROETHANE 2 2
000079-01-6 TRICHLOROETHYLENE 5 3 18 29 55
000077-86-1 TRIS 1 2 3
007440-62-2 VANADIUM 14 1 15
000075-01-4 VINYL CHLORIDE 1 4 18 23
VOLATILE ORGANIC
HZ1900-01-T COMPOUNDS N.O.S. 1 4 5
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Number of Records
IJC
Tracking Human
CAS No. Chemical Name Number Air Biota Material Other Media Soil Water Total
001330-20-7 XYLENES, TOTAL 3 1 11 11 26
007440-66-6 ZINC 2 14 10 26
000132-64-9 DIBENZOFURAN 11 11
MEDEXP-00-0 9 14 1 16 26 66
1 6 1 12 6 26
Total Non-
IJC 49 45 1 52 707 499 1353
Total 49 76 1 60 822 542 1550
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Table 4.1-C TRI Releases (in pounds, 2001) for the Saginaw River and Bay AOC

IJC Under- Total On-

Tracking Total Air Surface Water ground Releases to Total Onsite Total Offsite and Offsite
Chemical Number Emissions Discharges Injection Land Releases Releases Releases
DIOXIN AND DIOXIN-
LIKE COMPOUNDS 2 0.013254255 0.005655825 0 1.6102674 1.62917748 0.05532345 1.68450093
(PCDDs and PCDFs) 3
LEAD 8 243.18 15.2 0 0 258.38 20665.9 20924.28
LEAD COMPOUNDS 8 4521.6 1.1 0 86883.8 91406.5 6029.6 97436.1
MERCURY 9 10.2 0 0 44 54.2 0.8 55
MERCURY COMPOUNDS 9 270.6 1 0 150 421.6 3.7 425.3
Total IJC 5045.593254 17.30565583 0 87079.4103 92142.30918 26700.05532 118842.3645
1,1,1,2-TETRACHLOROETHANE 588 0 0 0 588 0 588
1,1-DICHLORO-1-FLUOROETHANE 101906 0 0 0 101906 250 102156
1,2,4-TRIMETHYLBENZENE 97955 0 0 0 97955 0 97955
1,2-DICHLOROETHANE 472 0 0 0 472 0 472
1,2-DICHLOROPROPANE 7 0 0 0 7 0 7
1,3-BUTADIENE 2751 0 0 0 2751 0 2751
2,4,6-TRICHLOROPHENOL 41 64 0 1 106 0 106
2,4-D 167 0 0 0 167 0 167
2,4-D BUTYL ESTER 1 1 0 0 2 0 2
2,4-DICHLOROPHENOL 181 0 0 1 182 0 182
2-METHOXYETHANOL 4524 0 0 0 4524 0 4524
2-PHENYLPHENOL 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
3-CHLORO-2-METHYL-1-PROPENE 68 0 0 0 68 0 68
4,4'-ISOPROPYLIDENE-DIPHENOL 754 0 0 0 754 4215 4969
ACETONITRILE 40902 3252 0 7 44161 0 44161
ACROLEIN 1700 0 0 0 1700 0 1700
ACRYLAMIDE 18 7 0 0 25 0 25
ACRYLIC ACID 12018 2 0 0 12020 0 12020
ACRYLONITRILE 7453 0 0 0 7453 0 7453
ALLYL ALCOHOL 630 0 0 0 630 0 630
ALLYL CHLORIDE 2128 0 0 0 2128 0 2128
ALLYLAMINE 3 0 0 0 3 0 3
ALUMINUM (FUME OR DUST) 1060 5 0 0 1065 11497 12562
AMMONIA 168025 116434 0 60000 344459 0 344459
ANTIMONY 250 0 0 0 250 750 1000
ANTIMONY
COMPOUNDS 568 0 0 11011 11579 0 11579
BARIUM COMPOUNDS 2494 249 0 947010 949753 41012 990765
BENZENE 37544 1 0 101 37646 0 37646
BENZO(G,H,I)PERYLENE 0.3898 0 0 0 0.3898 0 0.3898
BIPHENYL 146 0 0 0 146 0 146
BROMINE 388 0 0 0 388 0 388
BUTYL ACRYLATE 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
CARBON DISULFIDE 515 0 0 2 517 0 517
CERTAIN GLYCOL
ETHERS 265755 3100 0 4000 272855 11670 284525
CHLORINE 33689 0 0 0 33689 0 33689
CHLOROACETIC ACID 34 0 0 0 34 0 34
CHLOROBENZENE 56 0 0 0 56 0 56
CHLORODIFLUORO-METHANE 75572 0 0 0 75572 0 75572
CHLOROETHANE 36655 0 0 0 36655 0 36655
CHLOROFORM 273 0 0 0 273 0 273
CHLOROMETHANE 10073 0 0 0 10073 0 10073
CHLOROMETHYL METHYL ETHER 1091 0 0 0 1091 0 1091
CHLOROPHENOLS 4 27 0 1 32 0 32
CHROMIUM 2777 1 0 6205 8983 110366 119349
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IJC Under- Total On-

Tracking Total Air Surface Water ground Releases to Total Onsite Total Offsite and Offsite
Chemical Number Emissions Discharges Injection Land Releases Releases Releases
CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS (EXCEPT
CHROMITE ORE MINED IN THE
TRANSVAAL REGION) 4973 130 0 53452 58555 33085 91640
COBALT 750 5 0 0 755 11265 12020
COBALT COMPOUNDS 754 250 0 41700 42704 0 42704
COPPER 2249 270 0 5 2524 37338 39862
COPPER COMPOUNDS 2675 2400 0 68400 73475 351 73826
CUMENE 116 0 0 0 116 0 116
CUMENE
HYDROPEROXIDE 800 0 0 0 800 560 1360
CYCLOHEXANE 2584 0 0 0 2584 0 2584
DECABROMODIPHENYL OXIDE 3741 0 0 23600 27341 0 27341
DICHLOROMETHANE 10667 1 0 0 10668 0 10668
DIISOCYANATES 1529 0 0 0 1529 12351 13880
DIMETHYLAMINE 2185 131 0 0 2316 0 2316
DINITROBUTYL PHENOL 36 0 0 0 36 0 36
EPICHLOROHYDRIN 6 0 0 0 6 0 6
ETHYL ACRYLATE 45 0 0 0 45 0 45
ETHYLBENZENE 54591 1 0 5 54597 0 54597
ETHYLENE 40179 0 0 0 40179 0 40179
ETHYLENE GLYCOL 4455 283 0 0 4738 51500 56238
ETHYLENE OXIDE 904 0 0 0 904 0 904
FORMALDEHYDE 28051 21 0 7000 35072 242 35314
FORMIC ACID 252 118 0 0 370 0 370
HYDROCHLORIC ACID (1995 AND
AFTER 'ACID AEROSOLS' ONLY) 2755268 0 0 0 2755268 0 2755268
HYDROGEN FLUORIDE 200090 0 0 0 200090 0 200090
MANGANESE 1795 1 0 0 1796 108939 110735
MANGANESE
COMPOUNDS 9347 9190 0 341800 360337 36335 396672
METHACRYLONITRILE 945 0 0 0 945 0 945
METHANOL 100222 0 0 2 100224 0 100224
METHYL ACRYLATE 759 0 0 0 759 0 759
METHYL ETHYL
KETONE 102164 0 0 0 102164 0 102164
METHYL ISOBUTYL KETONE 24110 0 0 0 24110 0 24110
METHYL
METHACRYLATE 1018 0 0 0 1018 0 1018
METHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER 854 0 0 0 854 0 854
N,N-
DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE 16 0 0 0 16 0 16
NAPHTHALENE 20055 0 0 191 20246 0 20246
N-BUTYL ALCOHOL 86571 1 0 0 86572 0 86572
N-HEXANE 2982 0 0 0 2982 0 2982
NICKEL 2974 266 0 1905 5145 168144 173289
NICKEL COMPOUNDS 11309 12 0 32000 43321 18922 62243
NITRATE COMPOUNDS 500 10000 0 0 10500 21 10521
NITRIC ACID 3331 5 0 5 3341 0 3341
N-METHYL-2-
PYRROLIDONE 9766 0 0 0 9766 0 9766
PHENOL 105740 0 0 1903 107643 3935 111578
PHOSGENE 23 0 0 0 23 0 23
PICLORAM 1 257 0 0 258 0 258
POLYCHLORINATED ALKANES 0 0 0 0 0 63100 63100
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC
COMPOUNDS 2.81 0 0 53 55.81 0.8 56.61
PROPYLENE 240 0 0 0 240 0 240
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IJC Under- Total On-

Tracking Total Air Surface Water ground Releases to Total Onsite Total Offsite and Offsite
Chemical Number Emissions Discharges Injection Land Releases Releases Releases
PROPYLENE OXIDE 1234 0 0 0 1234 0 1234
PYRIDINE 201 0 0 0 201 0 201
QUINOLINE 3 0 0 0 3 0 3
SODIUM NITRITE 0 0 0 0 0 720 720
STYRENE 188607 23 0 38959 227589 498.2 228087.2
SULFURIC ACID (1994 AND AFTER
'ACID AEROSOLS' ONLY) 144005 0 0 0 144005 0 144005
TETRACHLORO-
ETHYLENE 22458 0 0 1 22459 0 22459
TOLUENE 373364 2 0 32 373398 0 373398
TOLUENE-2,4-DIISOCYANATE 578 0 0 0 578 0 578
TRICHLOROETHYLENE 11319 0 0 0 11319 0 11319
TRIETHYLAMINE 18928 0 0 4 18932 0 18932
VANADIUM
COMPOUNDS 12011 0 0 106700 118711 0 118711
VINYL ACETATE 92 0 0 0 92 0 92
VINYL CHLORIDE 969 0 0 1 970 0 970
VINYLIDENE CHLORIDE 21474 3 0 0 21477 0 21477
XYLENE (MIXED
ISOMERS) 228329 33 0 0 228362 0 228362
ZINC (FUME OR DUST) 5400 0 0 0 5400 2900 8300
ZINC COMPOUNDS 15569 170 0 288880 304619 111490 416109
Total
Non-IJC 5557404.2 146716 0 2034937 7739057.2 841457 8580514.2
Total 5562449.793 146733.3057 0 2122016.41 7831199.509 868157.0553 8699356.564
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Table 4.1-D TRI Facilities Releasing IJC Critical Pollutants Onsite for the
Saginaw River and Bay AOC

Number of
IJC Critical Pollutant Facilities Facility Name TRIF ID City
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
(PCDDs and PCDFs) 4
DE KARN - JC WEADOCK GENERATING
Bay County, MI 1 PLANT 48732DKRNJNWEAD ESSEXVILLE
Midland County, MI 1 DOW CHEMICAL CO. MIDLAND OPS. 48667THDWCMICHI MIDLAND
Saginaw County, MI 2 ALCHEM ALUMINUM INC. 48601LCHML2600N SAGINAW
GMC SAGINAW METAL CASTING OPS. 48605SGNWG1629N SAGINAW
Lead and lead compounds 27
DE KARN - JC WEADOCK GENERATING
Bay County, MI 1 PLANT 48732DKRNJNWEAD ESSEXVILLE
DELPHI ENERGY & CHASSIS SYS. FLINT
Genesee County, MI 6 WEST 48555CFLNT300NO FLINT
GMC GRAND BLANC METAL FAB 48439CDLLC10800 GRAND BLANC
GMC MFD FLINT METAL CENTER 48553GMCTRG2238 FLINT
GMC POWERTRAIN FLINT ENGINE
SOUTH 48552GMPWR2100B FLINT
GMC POWERTRAIN FLINT NORTH 48550BCFLN902EH FLINT
GMVM - FLINT ASSEMBLY PLANT 48551GMCTRG3100 FLINT
Gratiot County, MI 1 CONTECH DIV. OF SPX CORP. 48801CNTCH205NG ALMA
DETROIT EDISON CO. HARBOR BEACH
Huron County, MI 4 POWER PLANT 48441DTRTD755NH HARBOR BEACH
MICHIGAN SUGAR CO. SEBEWAING
PLANT 48759MCHGN763BE SEBEWAING
TOWER AUTOMOTIVE TECH. PRODS.
INC. 48759TWRTM249NC SEBEWAING
TOWER AUTOMOTIVE TOOL L.L.C. 48731TWRTM81DRE ELKTON
Iosco County, MI 2 ITT INDS. FHS 48750TTNDS4700N OSCODA
NEW NGC INC. 48748NTNLG2375N NATIONAL CITY
EP HILLSDALE TOOL DIVISION-MT.
Isabella County, MI 1 PLEASANT 48858PHLLS1799G MOUNT PLEASANT
Livingston County MI 1 PROGRESSIVE METAL FORMING INC. 48139PRGRS10850 HAMBURG
Montcalm County, MI 1 FEDERAL MOGUL GREENVILLE 48838FDRLM510EG GREENVILLE
Saginaw County, MI 3 GMC SAGINAW METAL CASTING OPS. 48605SGNWG1629N SAGINAW
GMPT SAGINAW MALLEABLE IRON 48605GMCSG77WCE SAGINAW
MICHIGAN SUGAR CO. 48724MCHGN341SU CARROLLTON
Sanilac County, MI 2 MICHIGAN SUGAR CROSWELL FACTORY 48422MCHGN159SO CROSWELL
TRELLEBORG YSH INC. SANDUSKY
PLANT 48471YLRBB180ND SANDUSKY
Shiawassee County, MI 1 MOTOR PRODS. - OWOSSO CORP. 48867MTRPR201SD OWOSSO
Tuscola County, MI 4 GENERAL CABLE INDS. 48726GNRLC6285G CASS CITY
GREDE FOUNDRIES INC. VASSAR FNDY. 48768GRDVS700EH VASSAR
MICHIGAN SUGAR CO. - CAROFACTORY 48723MCHGN725AL CARO
WALBRO ENGINE MANAGEMENT 48726WLBRN6242G CASS CITY
Mercury and mercury compounds 5
DE KARN - JC WEADOCK GENERATING
Bay County, MI 1 PLANT 48732DKRNJNWEAD ESSEXVILLE
DELPHI ENERGY & CHASSIS SYS. FLINT
Genesee County, MI 2 EAST 48556CSPRK1300N FLINT
GMC GRAND BLANC METAL FAB 48439CDLLC10800 GRAND BLANC
DETROIT EDISON CO. HARBOR BEACH
Huron County, MI 1 POWER PLANT 48441DTRTD755NH HARBOR BEACH
Saginaw County, MI 1 GMC SAGINAW METAL CASTING OPS. 48605SGNWG1629N SAGINAW
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Table 4.1-E NPDES Permitted Average Annual Discharges (in pounds, 2004)
to Surface Water, Saginaw River AOC

Chemical IJC Tracking Number Discharge

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS) 1 0.004
DDT 5 0.00007
LEAD, TOTAL (AS PB) 8 83.95
MERCURY, TOTAL (AS HG) 9 2.10
Total IJC 86.05
CADMIUM, TOTAL (AS CD) 91.25
CHROMIUM, HEXAVALENT (AS CR) 21.90
CHROMIUM, TOTAL (AS CR) 109.50
COPPER, TOTAL (AS CU) 1142.45
CYANIDE, FREE (AMEN. TO CHLORINATION) 135.05
FLUORIDE, TOTAL (AS F) 6570
LINDANE 0.04
NICKEL, TOTAL (AS NI) 219
NITROGEN, AMMONIA TOTAL (AS N) 3159182.73
PHOSPHORUS, TOTAL (AS P) 798934
POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS 0.001
SELENIUM, TOTAL (AS SE) 167.90
SILVER, TOTAL (AS AG) 250.97
THALLIUM, TOTAL (AS TL) 1788.50
TIN, TOTAL (AS SN) 657
TOLUENE 12.05
XYLENE 3.10
ZINC, TOTAL (AS ZN) 3835.06
Total Non-IJC 3973120.50
Total 3973206.55
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Table 4.1-F NPDES Facilities Permitted to Discharge IJC Critical Pollutants,

Saginaw River and Bay AOC

Number of
IJC Critical Pollutant Facilities Facility Name NPDES City
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) 4
Bay County, MI 2 GM-BAY CITY PLANT MI0001121 BAY CITY
BAY CITY WWTP MI0022284 BAY CITY
Saginaw County, MI 2 SAGINAW TWP-CENTER ROAD LF MI0054739 SAGINAW
SAGINAW WWTP MI0025577 SAGINAW
DDTs 1
Gratiot County, MI 1 US EPA-VELSICOL MIU990020 ST LOUIS
Lead 1
FEDERAL MOGUL CORP-
Montcalm County, MI 1 GREENVILLE MI0002836 GREENVILLE
Mercury 11
Genesee County, MI 1 GENESSEE COUNTY #3 WWTP MI0022993 LINDEN
Gratiot County, MI 2 ALMA WWTP MI0020265 ALMA
ST LOUIS WWTP MI0021555 ST LOUIS
Livingston County, MI 1 NORTHFIELD TWP WWTP MI0023710 WHITMORE LAKE
Mecosta County, MI 1 BIG RAPIDS WWTP MI0022381 BIG RAPIDS
FEDERAL MOGUL CORP-
Montcalm County, MI 1 GREENVILLE MI0002836 GREENVILLE
Saginaw County, MI 2 FRANKENMUTH WWTP MI0022942 FRANKENMUTH
SAGINAW TWP WWTP MI0023973 SAGINAW
Sanilac County, MI 1 CROSWELL WWTP MI0021083 CROSWELL
Tuscola County, MI 2 CARO WWTP MI0022551 CARO
CASS CITY WWTP MI0022594 CASS CITY
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Table 4.1-G County Health Status Indicators that Compared Unfavorably

with U.S. Indicators and with the Median of the Peer Counties*
Saginaw River and Bay AOC

Arenac Bay Clare Genesee Gladwin Gratiot

Demographic Profile
Children 6 years and younger 1333 9543 2656 45136 2034 3532
Females aged 15-44 3159 22560 5707 96320 4522 8420
Adults 65 years and older 2860 16170 5398 50607 4768 5723
Infant Mortality (per 1,000 births)
Infant mortality X X X X
White infant mortality X X X X X
Black infant mortality X
Neonatal infant mortality X X X X
Post-neonatal infant mortality X X
Birth Measures (%)
Low Birth Wt X
Very Low Birth Wt X
Premature Births
Teen Mothers
Older Mothers
Unmarried Mothers X X X
No care in 1st trimester X
Death measures (per 100,000)
Breast cancer (female) X X X X
Colon Cancer X X X
Coronary heart disease X X X X X X
Homicide
Lung cancer X X X
Stroke X
Huron Iosco Isabella Lapeer Livingston
Demographic Profile
Children 6 years and younger 2871 1893 4614 8606 16313
Females aged 15-44 6400 4537 18980 18585 33324
Adults 65 years and older 7006 5897 5722 8399 13037
Infant Mortality (per 1,000 births)
Infant mortality
White infant mortality
Black infant mortality
Neonatal infant mortality
Post-neonatal infant mortality X
Birth Measures (%)
Low Birth Wt
Very Low Birth Wt
Premature Births
Teen Mothers
Older Mothers
Unmarried Mothers X
No care in 1st trimester X X
Death measures (per 100,000)
Breast cancer (female) X X X
Colon Cancer X X X X
Coronary heart disease X X X X
Homicide
Lung cancer X X
Stroke X X X X
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Table 4.1-G (cont) County Health Status Indicators that Compared Unfavorably
with U.S. Indicators and with the Median of the Peer Counties*
Saginaw River and Bay AOC
Mecosta Midland Montcalm Ogemaw Osceola
Demographic Profile
Children 6 years and younger 3389 7817 5771 1661 2074
Females aged 15-44 8914 17613 12262 3809 4606
Adults 65 years and older 5339 9975 7421 4064 3284
Infant Mortality (per 1,000 births)
Infant mortality
White infant mortality X X
Black infant mortality
Neonatal infant mortality X X
Post-neonatal infant mortality X
Birth Measures (%)
Low Birth Wt
Very Low Birth Wt X
Premature Births
Teen Mothers
Older Mothers
Unmarried Mothers X
No care in 1st trimester X X X
Death measures (per 100,000)
Breast cancer (female) X X
Colon Cancer X X X
Coronary heart disease X X X X
Homicide
Lung cancer X X
Stroke X
Roscommon Saginaw Sanilac Shiawassee Tuscola
Demographic Profile
Children 6 years and younger 1620 20416 4153 6960 5105
Females aged 15-44 3939 44058 8693 15124 11828
Adults 65 years and older 6054 28331 6865 8581 7450
Infant Mortality (per 1,000 births)
Infant mortality X X X
White infant mortality X X
Black infant mortality X
Neonatal infant mortality X X X
Post-neonatal infant mortality X
Birth Measures (%)
Low Birth Wt X
Very Low Birth Wt X
Premature Births X
Teen Mothers
Older Mothers
Unmarried Mothers X X
No care in 1st trimester X
Death measures (per 100,000)
Breast cancer (female) X X
Colon Cancer X X X
Coronary heart disease X X X X
Homicide X
Lung cancer X
Stroke X X X X
*Sources: 2000 U.S. Census; 2000 HRSA Community Health Status Indicators Reports
X = Indicators that compared unfavorably with both the U.S. and the median of the peer counties X = Indicators that also were
above the upper end of the peer county range