ATSDR Documents

ATSDR prepared to a variety of documents to communicate about the public health assessment process and our findings. The products developed for the Kerr-McGee site are listed below.

Public Health Assessments (PHA)

ATSDR has released two final Public Health Assessments:

• Final Public Health Assessment, Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation, Columbus, MS - June 12, 2014 [PDF - 7.6 MB]
• Air Exposures to Wood Treatment Chemicals - 10/21/2009 [PDF - 830 KB]

Exposure Investigations (EI)

ATSDR conducted two Exposure Investigations:

• Drinking Water – 9/22/2008 [PDF - 389 KB]
• Fish - 9/22/2008 [PDF - 319 KB]

Fact Sheets

• Creosote Health Effects [PDF - 1 MB]
• Air Exposure [PDF - 453 KB]
• Fish [PDF - 521 KB]
• Drinking Water EI [PDF - 1.5 KB]
• Soil and Sediment Exposure [PDF - 1.8 MB]

What is a Public Health Assessment?

A Public Health Assessment (PHA) is a document that examines hazardous substances, health outcomes, and community concerns at a hazardous waste site to:

• • Determine if and how people come into contact with hazardous substances;
  • Determine whether people could be harmed from coming into contact with those substances; and
  • Recommend actions that need to be taken to protect people’s health.

What is an Exposure Investigation?

An Exposure Investigation (EI) involves collection and analysis of site-specific information to learn:

• • Whether a hazardous substance can be found in a particular place;
  • Whether people have come in contact with the substance (exposure); and
  • Whether the level of exposure could be harmful to the people’s health.