2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
See
5
for
discussion
of
compliance
with
the
law
as
mitigation
under
CEQA.
Source
research
and
codes
relied
upon
in
preparation
of
Draft
EIR
Section
4.G,
Hazards
and
Hazardous
Materials
,
include:
California
Health
and
Safety
Code,
Sections
25316,
25320
and
25322.
California
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(Cal-EPA)
Department
of
Toxic
Substances
Control
(DTSC),
1999.
Preliminary
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United
States
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Agency
(USEPA),
December
2004.
Risk
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for
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(RAGs),
Office
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and
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EPA/540/1-9/002.
United
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Agency
(USEPA),
2004.
Risk
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for
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-
Volume
I
-
Human
Health
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(Part
B,
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of
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Office
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The
statement
cited
in
this
comment
is
part
of
an
introductory
statement,
explaining
general
hazardous
materials
concepts,
and
is
not
specific
to
the
Baylands
Project
site.
See
for
discussion
of
the
remediation
review
process
for
the
Baylands,
for
discussion
of
the
adequacy
of
existing
studies
for
use
in
the
Draft
EIR,
and
for
discussion
regarding
exposure
to
multiple
toxins.
The
various
exposure
pathways
by
which
people
may
be
exposed
to
hazardous
substances
are
described
on
page
4.G-2
of
the
Draft
EIR.
Constituents
detected
onsite
include
naturally
occurring
elements
and
synthetic
compounds.
Any
constituent
can
be
rendered
toxic
if
the
dose
is
sufficient.
For
example,
a
prescription
drug
taken
in
the
correct
dose
and
for
the
prescribed
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.1-29
May
2015