Letter Health Consultation. Evaluation of Childhood Blood Lead Data: Atlantic States Cast Iron Pipe Company, Phillipsburg, Warren County, New Jersey

摘要

This Letter Health Consultation (LHC) has been completed for the Atlantic States Cast Iron Pipe Company site located at 183 Sitgreaves Street in Phillipsburg, Warren County, New Jersey. The LHC provides separate analyses of childhood blood lead data for children living near the facility and the rest of Phillipsburg. This LHC was prepared in response to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) request that the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS), through a cooperative agreement with the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, evaluate extant blood lead data for children living near the Atlantic States Cast Iron Pipe Company in Phillipsburg. The USEPA On-scene Coordinator has indicated that poor handling practices at the facility have resulted in dust emissions from the slag/solid waste staging area which may be posing a lead hazard risk to the surrounding community.