Empire Mine State Historic Park - Proposed Arsenic Relative Bioavailability Sampling Study
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2009082038
Lead Agency
Department of Toxic Substances Control
Document Title
Empire Mine State Historic Park - Proposed Arsenic Relative Bioavailability Sampling Study
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
9/17/2009
Present Land Use
Recreation and Open Space
Document Description
The Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has been awarded a Training, Research and Technical Assistance Grant by the United States Environmental Protection Agency Region IX (EPA) to conduct an Arsenic Relative Bioavailability Study (Study). The goal of the Study is to determine the range of arsenic bioavailability that may exist in contaminated soil at former abandoned mine lands (AML) and develop better methods to determine the human health effects caused by exposure to arsenic. DTSC's intention is to use the results from the Study to develop an assessment tool that would allow risk assessors to reliably predict the in-vivo relative risk based bioavailability of arsenic in soil in a scientifically sound, defensible and cost effective manner. To support the Study DTSC will collect soil samples from the Empire Mine State Historic Park (EMSHP), located in Grass Valley, Nevada County, California. DTSC has prepared a Field Sampling Plan, Quality Assurance Project Plan, and Site specific Health and Safety Plan to allow for the collection of these soil samples.
Contact Information
Name
Perry Myers
Agency Name
Department of Toxic Substances Control
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Grass Valley
Counties
Nevada
Cross Streets
State Hwy #174 and East Empire St
Zip
95945
Total Acres
856
State Highways
171
Railways
No
Airports
Nevada Co Airpark
Schools
Hennessey ES, Union Hill ES
Waterways
Little Wolf Creek
Township
16N
Range
8E
Section
35
Base
MDB&M
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
DTSC
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
No
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
N/A
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
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