Health Consultation for TPWD Workers with Potential Occupational Exposures to PCDDs/PCDFs in Sediments from the San Jacinto River, Houston Ship Channel, and Upper Galveston Bay. Harris and Chambers Counties, Texas

摘要

In February 2008, the TPWD asked Texas DSHS and the ATSDR to evaluate potential risks from exposure to dioxin-contaminated sediments for TPWD staff who routinely collect fish and other aquatic life samples from the San Jacinto River (SJR), the Houston Ship Channel (HSC), and Upper Galveston Bay (UGB). The proposal of the San Jacinto River Waste Pits (SJRWP) to the National Priorities List (NPL) heightened TPWD staff concerns about exposure to these compounds throughout the above bodies of water. While TPWD staff do not specifically collect sediment samples, their activities potentially expose them to sediments.