Health Consultation: Mango Testing Lincoln Park Complex Ft. Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida. EPA Facility ID: FLN000407550

摘要

The 16.5-acre Lincoln Park Complex (LPC) is in a commercial and light industrial area on the north side of Sistrunk Boulevard between NW 18th Avenue and Interstate 95, in Ft. Lauderdale. This complex includes the former municipal incinerator, the former Lincoln Park School, and the Lincoln Park properties. The Durrs neighborhood is north and east of this site. Florida DOH first recommended testing of nearby homegrown produce in 2005 (DOH 2005). Florida DOH attempted to test homegrown produce in 2007 and 2008, but none were available. Florida DOH evaluated off-site, residential soil test results and determined metals (arsenic, barium, and lead) and pesticides would be the most likely to be found in fruit. Florida DOH determined polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and dioxins would not likely be found in fruit. On May 21, 2009, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (DACS) and the Broward County Health Department (CHD) collected twelve mangos from a residents tree on NW 19th Avenue adjacent to the Lincoln Park Complex site. Also, on May 20, 2009, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection collected two soil samples (0-6 and 6-2 deep) four feet from the base of this mango tree. The calculated doses for metals found in mangos are all less than recommended dietary intake levels or US Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Minimal Risk Levels. Therefore, these metals are not likely to cause illness. All tested pesticides were below the laboratorys detection limits and ATSDR Minimal Risk Levels. Therefore, pesticides in the mangos are not likely to cause illness. All tested metals and pesticides in soil near the mango tree were less than ATSDR comparison values and are not likely to cause illness. ATSDR concludes that eating mangos grown near the Lincoln Park Complex is a completed exposure pathway yet is not expected to harm peoples health. The reason for this is because the levels of metals and pesticides are below ATSDR comparison values or dietary intake levels. Therefore, there is a no apparent health hazard from eating these mangos.