Health Consultation: St. Clair Shores PCBs: Residential Soils, St. Clair Shores, Macomb County, Michican. EPA Facility ID: MIN000510063, November 27, 2007.

摘要

The purpose of this health consultation is to document the continued involvement and public-health activities of the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) at the PCB-contaminated area in St. Clair Shores, Macomb County, Michigan. MDCH initially became involved at this site in 2002, when pre-dredging testing of sediments in the Lange and Revere Streets canals revealed high levels of PCBs (ATSDR 2003). Although EPA removed contaminated sediments in the canals and the sewer system that drains to the canals, recontamination became evident during follow-up monitoring (Weston 2005, EPA 2006a). MDCH conducted this health consultation for the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) under a cooperative agreement. ATSDR conducts public health activities (assessments/consultations, advisories, education) at sites of environmental contamination and concern. ATSDR is primarily an advisory agency. Therefore, its reports usually identify what actions are appropriate to be undertaken by the regulatory agency overseeing the site, other responsible parties, or the research or education divisions of ATSDR. As such, ATSDR recommendations may not encompass all types of federal and state requirements from a regulatory perspective.