Re: Mass Loading values for Children at Playgrounds

[BLHamrick@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 10/02/2001 3:08:45 PM Pacific Daylight Time, jweldy@cnwra.swri.edu writes:



> I am performing a dose assessment which involves a scenario in which the
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> dirt on the ground at a playground is contaminated. I am looking for a
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> reference to support a value for the concentration of dust in the air that a
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> child playing at the playground is exposed. I have not been able to find
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> anything in my searches to this point. If anyone could point me to an
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> appropriate reference for this value, I would appreciate it greatly.


You may want to contact:


Melissa Friedland  

Office of Emergency and Remedial Response 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

(703) 603-8864  


regarding the Luminous Processors site in Athens, GA, which was a former radium processing site turned into a McDonalds, with an outdoor children's playground.


See:  http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/recycle/casestud/lumincsi.htm


I'd love to hear a detailed account of the dose/risk assessment they performed with respect to this site.


Barbara L. Hamrick

BLHamrick@aol.com