Public Health Assessment: Former Celotex Industrial Park Petition Site Edgewater, Bergen County, New Jersey. EPA Facility ID: NJD000606442

摘要

A resident living near the former Celotex Industrial Park site in Edgewater, Bergen County petitioned the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) about health impacts including lymphoma and breast cancer from exposures associated with the site. According to the petitioner, dust generated during the construction activities seeped into the apartments on a daily basis. Foul odors emanating from the site were also reported. In response, the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS) in cooperation with the ATSDR prepared the following Public Health Assessment (PHA) to address the past inhalation exposures. Other exposures pathways were evaluated elsewhere. ATSDRs and NJDHSSs top priority is to ensure that the community around the site has the best information possible to safeguard its health.