Health Consultation: Lanxess Inc., Facility (Air Emissions), Addyston, Hamilton County, Ohio. EPA Facility ID: OHD004233003

摘要

The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Health Assessment Section (HAS) and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) Division of Air Pollution Control were asked by the Hamilton County General Health District to evaluate the public health threat posed by the unintentional releases of the chemicals acrylonitrile, styrene, and 1,3 butadiene to the environment from the Lanxess, Inc. facility in Addyston, Ohio. The company, located at 356 Three Rivers Parkway in Addyston, Ohio, operates various continuous plastic polymerization units that use acrylonitrile, 1,3-butadiene, and styrene (ABS) to make plastic products. These processes routinely release the above chemicals into the air, which included three accidental releases of these chemicals into the environment during late 2004 and early 2005. The primary public health concern was the potential exposure of children at the nearby Meredith Hitchens Elementary School to these chemicals during these events. In the report, released on May 20, 2005, ODH and Ohio EPA estimated the concentrations of these chemicals and recommended ambient air monitoring near the facility.