Public Health Assessment for Peters Cartridge Factory, Kings Mill, Warren County, Ohio, March 24, 2006. EPA Facility ID: OHD987051083

摘要

The Peters Cartridge Factory (PCF) site is a former ammunition manufacturing facility on the south bank of the Little Miami River near Kings Mills, in Warren County, Ohio. In 2003, the PCF site was proposed for inclusion on the National Priorities List (NPL) of the most contaminated sites in the country. The site was proposed for the NPL because of a confirmed release of lead and mercury to surface water and the potential for impacts on a heavily-used fishery. Additional considerations were given to groundwater contamination and the potential impacts on nearby municipal drinking water supplies. As part of the inclusion on the NPL, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is required by a congressional mandate to complete a public health assessment evaluating the threat to public health posed by all NPL sites. The Health Assessment Section (HAS) of the Ohio Department of Health has had a cooperative agreement with ATSDR since 1990. As part of that agreement, HAS agreed to take the lead in completing the public health assessment. This public health assessment will evaluate environmental data, demographic data and community concerns for the site. It will identify pathways of exposure and make conclusions and recommendations for additional actions that may be necessary to protect public health.