Environmental studies were conducted to provide data that could be used by the Commissioner of Health for the State of New York in determining whether the Emergency Declaration Area (EDA) surrounding the Love Canal hazardous waste site is habitable. The soil assessment compared concentrations of the Love Canal Indicator Chemicals found in the EDA to concentrations found in similar western New York communities. An analytical technique was developed to detect the indicator chemicals at very low levels, i.e. 1.0 ppb. The analytical technique utilized a gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer operating in the selected ion monitoring mode. The analytical results were statistically compared between the EDA and the comparison areas using a modified Wilcoxon rank sum test.

Cover title. On cover: Technical Review Committee. Includes bibliographical references. "Volume 3 of 5 volumes." "May 1988." Microfiche.

v. 1. Introduction and decision-making documentation -- v. 2. Air assessment, indicator chemicals -- v. 3. Soil assessment, indicator chemicals -- v. 4. Soil assessment, 2,3,7,8-TCDD -- v. 5. Peer review summary, TRC responses.