Health Assessment for North Hollywood Dumpsite, Memphis, Tennessee, Region 4. CERCLIS No. TND980558894

摘要

A cross-sectional study of residents of Hollywood near the North Hollywood Dump and a comparison area of Memphis, Tennessee was carried out in 1985 since soil pesticide levels for a variety of pesticides were higher in the Hollywood area than in the comparison area. However, only for serum hexachlorobenzene and adipose tissue heptachlor epoxide were there increased pesticide levels in Hollywood residents compared with residents in the comparison area. There was no evidence of increased health effects among persons in the Hollywood area based on data from questionnaires, physical examinations, and blood pressure, liver enzyme, and urinary porphyrin tests. In summary, there was no evidence of increased health effects among persons living in the Hollywood area that could be attributed to the Hollywood Dump.